alarming
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Civil liberties campaigning group Big Brother Watch slammed the live facial recognition expansion as an "alarming escalation of an intrusive technology".
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
What’s genuinely alarming is the broader indifference, if not hostility, that it reflects toward green-card holders.
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026
What’s alarming is how many people went along for the ride this time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
The cost of common conditions that afflict retirees — from chronic illness to cardiovascular disease to cognitive decline — can deplete your savings with alarming speed.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026
We played the Steinway in the middle of the night, filling the darkness with half-remembered music, alarming the cats and terrifying the hired men.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
Vocabulary lists containing alarming
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