alarm
Example Sentences
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Scientists have long been sounding the alarm, warning that cell phone addiction is associated with shortened attention spans, sleep problems and anxiety.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
The jury was told that that the woman raised the alarm and police arrived within minutes.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Naindeep Singh and other community members have approached Fresno police and federal agents to raise the alarm about the extortion attempts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Public interest groups and some historians responded to the OLC memo with alarm.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
Among its less visible effects was to alarm greatly the three young men at Cornwall Capital who sat on what was for them an enormous pile of credit default swaps purchased mostly from Bear Stearns.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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