alarming

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An alarming nugget buried in the Treasury Department’s annual report External link on the federal government’s books from the last fiscal year: Its long-term liabilities exceed its expected revenue by tens of trillions of dollars.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

"Although we know this will be alarming, we would like to reassure people that we do not believe there is an ongoing risk to the public," police said.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

A team of researchers led by the University of Oxford has developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help reverse the alarming decline of honeybees.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

While home runs continue to soar out of stadiums at near-record levels, doubles and triples are disappearing from the sport at an alarming rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The grey turned to black with alarming speed.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis