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

The move is part of a five-year pilot program authorized by a bill signed in 2023 that was designed to combat speeding and an alarming rise in traffic deaths.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The lawsuit, brought on behalf of a "Jane Doe", cites a record of "incredibly alarming and erratic banking behavior" in her own Bank of America accounts, which were used by Epstein's team.

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

For a second the hobbits had a vision, both comical and alarming, of his bright blue eye gleaming through a circle of gold.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien