alarming
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Perhaps most alarming is that, according to the CDC, 1 in every 5 babies with vitamin K deficiency bleeding will die.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
The fashion-magazine moment is long gone as Miranda deals with such alarming new trends as budget cuts, the imperative to cram her vision into annoying little video clips, and consumer sensitivity to sweatshop manufacturing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
The Atlantic’s recent exposé of Kash Patel is full of alarming allegations.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Sarah Sackman, the Labour MP for Finchley and Golders Green, said: "This shocking attempt to harm a local synagogue follows a series of alarming attacks on the Jewish community in Finchley and Golders Green."
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
In September the average number of deaths per day began to rise at an alarming rate, and relatives and neighbors hurried anyone they suspected of having yellow fever off to Bush Hill.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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