alarm bell
Example Sentences
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There is an alarm bell going off in consumer credit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
He strategically delayed his alarm bell until his Bharatiya Janata Party won a landmark election in West Bengal state, India’s fourth-most populous.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
"Every alarm bell for democracy must ring," Prof Shannon Vallor, chair of ethics of data and AI at Edinburgh University, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
An alarm bell has been rung by one of Wall Street’s most prominent strategists.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
A single fly buzzed about, sounding to me like an alarm bell of insanity.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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