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alarming

[uh-lahr-ming] / əˈlɑr mɪŋ /


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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

When the Chicago White Sox signed Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami last winter, they were well aware of his tendency to strike out with alarming frequency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The Atlantic’s recent exposé of Kash Patel is full of alarming allegations.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

I’m useless, and there she is with those big Help Me eyes, so alarming in a woman like my mother, all polish and smooth edges, never a hair out of place, not even now.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon




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