cause for alarm
Example Sentences
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"All told, the April activity data are disappointing but not cause for alarm just yet," he wrote, adding that he anticipates growth remaining "resilient over the rest of the year".
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Coming from the mouth of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, those words — and their implications — are jaw-dropping and cause for alarm.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Aron described the third-quarter softness as being industrywide and said that it should not be cause for alarm.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025
On July 10, the day before the wind changed, the fire had been burning sleepily for a week without any apparent cause for alarm.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025
The two children sleeping peacefully in the bed above her gave no particular cause for alarm, and yet, as Jinny piled her cushions and slipped into her clothes every day, she couldn’t shake her worry.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
