alarming
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What’s alarming about the credulous coverage that Colossal receives from the press is that it points to a decline in responsible reporting on science.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
"Plastic pollution has reached alarming levels," said Vincent Kunda, head of Kongo River, an NGO which raises awareness of the scourge.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The implications are alarming, since there currently are four industry groupings within the S&P 1,500 index that have trailing two-year alphas of at least 100 percentage points.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Sewage and agricultural pollution in rivers is having an "alarming" knock-on impact on marine life in underwater forests along the British coastline, according to new research.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Yet in this ubiquitous restlessness there was nothing alarming, for the whole forest took part in it and the only sound was the soft, steady movement of the leaves.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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