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She’s alarmed by the prospect of the same stalling happening to others after the 2026 midterm elections.

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Ethiopia has been rallying support to regain access to the Red Sea, causing alarm in Eritrea as it took control of the coastline at independence in 1993.

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The geographical spread of the fires was equally alarming.

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I slowly unzipped the tent door, poked my head out and saw it: a lone bison head-butting a picnic table, lifting one end into the air with alarming ease.

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When a Manchester synagogue came under attack last week, it was a 78-year-old volunteer security guard who raised the alarm with police.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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