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is alarming

  • present progressive
    of alarm (3rd person singular).
    alarm
    noun
    a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.

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It is alarming that we live in a moment of widespread ignorance that CPS caseworkers, like all fallible government officials, are bound by the Constitution.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

But the data surrounding colon-cancer rates is alarming, and getting screened is crucial to preventing colon cancer or catching it at an early stage.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

The trend indicated in the report is alarming, Chung said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026

This is alarming, considering that a 2023 survey from Gallup found teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 spend an average of 4.8 hours on social media daily.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

So it is alarming, upon returning to the upper middle class from a sojourn, however artificial and temporary, among the poor, to find the rabbit hole close so suddenly and completely behind me.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich