alarm

Any sequence of events that leads a person, especially someone like your father-in-law who is 81 years old, to effectively make himself penniless and dependent on others raises serious alarm bells.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

He was one of the whistleblowers who raised the alarm when Holmes’ blood-testing technology was not the revolutionary medical device she claimed it to be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

It exploded, setting off the fire alarm and causing damage to the front door and the hallway.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

In July, Paris’s Museum of Natural History suffered an undetected cyberattack that disabled its alarm and surveillance systems, police said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

I got everything out of the sled, crawled into my sleeping bag, pulled the sled cover over myself, and set my alarm clock for noon.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

When the psychedelic, entrancing recording first hit YouTube, it listed a credit for AI “artists” in its description, sounding alarms among the band’s loyal fan base.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

"What happened should not be used to generate alarms and disorder," he said, adding that he had called for a report on the damage.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

There are the now-traditional scenes in which Carrie learns to consciously control her telekinetic superpowers, previously manifested by accidentally setting off car alarms, opening mailboxes and causing a rain of rocks on her parents’ roof.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Researchers are now making alarms smarter, more useful and less annoying, reports Laura Landro.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

It was funny—we would walk into one of those stores with alarms and bells and electronic wires on the leather goods—you know the type I mean.

From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper

The Foreign Press Association, which represents international media covering Israel and the Palestinian territories, said it was "deeply alarmed" by false media reports about Bader.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The newlywed bottlewasher is alarmed that his bride wants him to fix the roof.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

"We are alarmed by the continued deadly drone strikes across the country that are killing civilians, including children, and that are disrupting essential services," UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday, external.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

His parents became alarmed when he didn’t turn up to meet them the next day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

To her dismay, his expression went from alarmed to distinctly confused.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The reports are alarming and deserve serious attention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Ch Insp Erica Crawshaw said it had been "an alarming and distressing incident" and thanked Shomrim volunteers for detaining a suspect before officers arrived.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

What happened to Bleecker Street, then, is both familiar to Gibney and extraordinarily alarming.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Neighbors noted the family of two was reserved and unsociable, but that their behavior was never alarming.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

She gave a rattling cough, which Clare found alarming, since he hadn’t known birds capable of coughing.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman