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Several countries, notably the United States, have voiced alarm in recent years at what they say is hacking activity backed by Beijing targeting their governments, militaries and businesses.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

He said his school, Ysgol Bro Teifi, had been "very flexible", with teachers allowing him to leave class when his work alarm went off as long as he caught up with schoolwork afterwards.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

In a fire, any person expects to hear the piercing blare of a smoke alarm, yet not a single detector sounded that night.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Party authorities have voiced alarm about the phenomenon while trying to hunt down leakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

My alarm didn’t go off, and since I’m the only one in the house with an alarm clock, we were all late.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Meanwhile, detained immigrants and their supporters have raised increasing alarms over medical care provided by ICE.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The switch has reduced false alarms, he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

AFP journalists reported hearing more than 10 explosions in a row, triggering car alarms on the streets.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

That move has already pushed up borrowing costs but raised few alarms because it was based on economic fundamentals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The bell hung in its own rack, set up to sound alarms.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi

The United States alarmed its tropical island territories earlier this year, detailing plans to carve up parts of the Pacific Ocean for mining exploration.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

The UN human rights chief has said he is alarmed by the rise in executions in Iran, with capital punishment continuing to be used "to instil fear among the population and suppress dissent".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

When I purchased a copy of Evie’s print magazine in May, I was alarmed at how the magazine not only promoted radical skinniness but also discouraged women from healthy habits like exercise.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

“When people are punished for exercising their First Amendment rights, we begin losing the democratic principles that protect all of us. Every American should be alarmed by retaliatory action against one’s free speech.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Anya, Ivan, and Håkon exchanged alarmed, disbelieving looks.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Latino men who cut artificial-stone countertops in California are falling ill from an incurable and deadly lung disease at an alarming rate, a new study finds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

"These latest series of attacks follow an alarming pattern of escalating strikes against populated areas," spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

The implications are alarming for the 40 million people who depend on the river, but the pain wouldn’t be distributed equally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

They flagged Hilton’s alarming livestream within minutes, closed other live streams within 90 seconds and banned the account, the spokesperson said, but its removal was delayed by what was characterized as “a moderator error.”

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

“Then you told me, two years later, that on the night that Voldemort returned to his body, he made a most illuminating and alarming statement to his Death Eaters. ‘

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling