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Analysts and investors have repeatedly expressed concerns that hefty increases in selling prices over the past two years will alienate consumers and push them towards cheaper private label brands.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2023

“One of my biggest concerns here is that we will alienate women, who will be less inclined to serve because we have turned them into a battleground,” J.D.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023

The question is whether such a move in England will alienate staff already feeling the strain of growing pressure on the front line.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2021

Observers said it is too soon to tell whether the IMB’s mandate for missionaries will alienate people from serving with the SBC.

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2021

In either case you will alienate her from yourself: that is the least of the risks you run, though the most certain....

From Dangerous Ages by Macaulay, Rose, Dame