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  • present participle of alarm.
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alarming

[uh-lahr-ming] / əˈlɑr mɪŋ /


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Goldman Sachs’ research illustrates that while the stock market is closer to a dangerous bubble than it was a few months ago, an overall assessment of risk indicators is not that alarming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

After 16 wickets fell on day one, another 17 came on Friday on a devilishly difficult surface for batting - an alarming amount of uneven bounce has been added to the sideways movement.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The other example might be more alarming, seeing as it is the only one that didn’t follow a recession, Reid said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

"Despite these limitations, the findings of this meta-analysis have major public health implications, given the alarming global increase in hypertension prevalence," they wrote.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

It was alarming, and at once I realized why Mami always told me to be más disimulada when I stared at people, which meant that I should pretend I wasn’t interested.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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