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alarm

[uh-lahrm] / əˈlɑrm /




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Public interest groups and some historians responded to the OLC memo with alarm.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

“You want to get somebody’s attention really quick? Make the fire alarm go off in your spacecraft when you’re still about 80,000 miles from home,” Wiseman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

These statements were met with alarm by politicians from across Europe and Canada, and led to a scramble by Nato members to show that they are still focused on defending the Arctic.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Anthropic postponing the release of its new AI model Claude Mythos, said to be so skilled at coding it could be a wicked weapon for hackers, has encountered a mix of alarm and skepticism.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

In the back of my mind, a faint alarm goes off.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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