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are alarming

  • present progressive
    of alarm.
    alarm
    noun
    a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.

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The implications are alarming for the 40 million people who depend on the river, but the pain wouldn’t be distributed equally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The implications are alarming, since there currently are four industry groupings within the S&P 1,500 index that have trailing two-year alphas of at least 100 percentage points.

From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026

"While our results are alarming, they provide a vital glimpse of the future, allowing effective and permanent adaptation measures to be planned and implemented," Professor Perkins-Kirkpatrick said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2025

For the past few years, my research has focused on revealing the hidden relationships between our digital lives and our psychology, and the facts we’re learning about fake news are alarming.

From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2025

"Unquestionably not; but you are alarming yourself unnecessarily."

From The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by William Carleton