alarmingly
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We happened to be speaking days after one Anthropic researcher put an alarmingly high probability of human extinction in the next decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
This is merely the tip of the “NAZA” iceberg, and at times, it feels alarmingly and disappointingly difficult to compartmentalize it all at once.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
“There’s alarmingly high denial rates, and that is known by CMS,” said Lena Cohen, a staff technologist at EFF.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Dr Banerjee said there was a visible drainage channel, which suggests some water was already escaping downstream, adding that the its volume was "not alarmingly large" and appeared to have stabilised.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The train comes to an abrupt halt, brakes screeching alarmingly, at the signal on the London side of Witney.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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