alarming

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Those calls grew louder when China flexed its muscles last year by stepping up curbs on exports of rare earth minerals, and later temporarily halted exports of Nexperia semiconductors, alarming the German auto sector.

From Barron's

Ellis said there was a particularly alarming moment when he "couldn't comprehend" any of a university lecture after the crash.

From BBC

County jails so far this year, an alarming number for the Sheriff’s Department as it continues to face a lawsuit from the state over the conditions in local lockups.

From Los Angeles Times

Human Rights Watch called the verdict "cruel and vindictive", as well as an "alarming act of collective punishment".

From Barron's

But Ms. W.’s voice was deteriorating at an alarming speed, because now she could only speak in a hoarse whisper, and everybody had to stop with their “please”ing just to hear her.

From Literature