alarming
Example Sentences
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Witnesses describing an "alarming feeling" and "ash falling from the sky".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
“It’s one of those things that people point to as alarming and it’s just incongruent with everything else.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 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
Underneath any joking, the reality for Russians was alarming.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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