alarming
Example Sentences
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It is alarming that we live in a moment of widespread ignorance that CPS caseworkers, like all fallible government officials, are bound by the Constitution.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
"Hearing about this as a parent or carer can feel alarming, but you are not alone," it says, external.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
If Warsh shifts the Fed’s focus from core PCE to trimmed-mean PCE, the inflation picture already looks much less alarming.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Earlier this year, crypto sleuths found an alarming series of transactions tied to two digital wallets controlled by the Central Bank of Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The possibility of the young man’s coming to Mrs. Goddard’s that morning, and meeting with Harriet and pleading his own cause, gave alarming ideas.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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