alarm
Example Sentences
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But his renewed designs on the Danish territory of Greenland are causing growing alarm.
The union called the incidents "alarming" and called for the release of 23 media workers who remain in detention in the country.
From BBC
One high-profile California public official who was unaware he had been named in a UCC claim until contacted by The Times said he was alarmed to find that the filing contained his home address.
From Los Angeles Times
Saturday began with a 4:35 a.m. alarm.
Parents of babies born with a life-limiting, rare condition say their diagnoses came months too late, and after they had initially raised the alarm about their symptoms.
From BBC
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