alarming
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A particularly alarming example depicts the two parties through the window of a cafe, smiling together over a glass of wine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
That sounds alarming, but it amounts to corporate restructuring ahead of his rocket company’s record-setting initial public offering.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
An alarming study published in 2025 found that a population of rare galaxy frogs disappeared from the Western Ghats after photographers trampled over their delicate forest floor habitat.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The goal is to combat speeding and an alarming rise in traffic-related deaths by ticketing drivers going at least 10 mph over the speed limit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Omnibuses hurtled down the street at alarming speed, and a line of hansom cabs waited at the curb.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing alarming
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