alarming

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The lack of response after Sunderland went ahead was alarming, Regis Le Bris's side, inspired by the experience and quality of Granit Xhaka, closed out the win with minimum anxiety.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Another alarming aspect of this opinion is that it really seems like it’s written with the Supreme Court in mind as its audience.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Although the surge in redemption requests among non-traded BDCs seems alarming, the firm believes investors are witnessing a liquidity-driven event fueled by fear, rather than a fundamental decline in credit quality.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Government inspections of nursing homes “found alarming instances of inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs and revealed vulnerabilities in care that have implications for the wider nursing home population,” the HHS inspector general’s office reports.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Naturally, I disliked this, but there seemed nothing alarming or unusual about it; though some of those casual remarks and private jokes assumed a horrific significance much later.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt