alarm
Example Sentences
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The first of these new cases, detected near the border with Mexico, has triggered alarm among ranchers, in particular those who raise cattle.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
Javadli's family and friends had lost contact with her since Tuesday night and had raised the alarm over her whereabouts.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Private insurers are sounding the alarm about autism-therapy abuses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, whose district includes Pacific Palisades, sounded the alarm in a motion to extend price protections that failed to pass at the Board of Supervisors’ May 19 meeting.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
To make matters worse, the plant’s store of alarm pocket dosimeters, which let out a high-pitched two-tone alarm if the radiation level climbs too quickly, was largely wiped out by the tsunami.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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