alarming
adjective
alarm·ing
ə-ˈlär-miŋ 
: causing people to feel danger or alarm or to be worried or frightened
alarming news
The statistics revealed an alarming increase in childhood obesity.
alarmingly
adverb
ə-ˈlär-miŋ-lē
an alarmingly high rate of infection
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That’s an alarming trend for the platform, which likes to market itself as the place where live conversation occurs.
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Oliver Darcy, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Continue reading … 'SINISTER' – Pro-Palestinian groups begin targeting houses of worship for 'radical' protests in alarming trend.
—Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
The brothers saw an alarming trend of characters having their Jewish attributes being erased in Hollywood adaptations.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Even though the ingredients can provide powerful benefits against the alarming effects of tinnitus, the all natural ingredients make this supplement available without a prescription.
—Michael Carroll, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
The technology couldn’t come at a better time, as recruiters—those very employees tasked with sourcing and hiring new employees to grow a company’s ranks—are themselves being cut at an alarming pace.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
The highly lethal form of avian influenza circulating the globe since 2021 has killed tens of millions of birds, forced poultry farmers in the United States to slaughter entire flocks and prompted a brief but alarming spike in the price of eggs.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The barrage of alarming headlines has not only stirred concern but also sparked confusion about the stability and longevity of 401(k) plans.
—Brian Menickella, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
To Palestinians watching the world meddle with their fate, most alarming is the prevailing wisdom among U.S. politicians that bringing in a technocratic leader, independent of political factions, would somehow be the magic wand that will fix the PA.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
Oliver Darcy, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Continue reading … 'SINISTER' – Pro-Palestinian groups begin targeting houses of worship for 'radical' protests in alarming trend.
—Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
The brothers saw an alarming trend of characters having their Jewish attributes being erased in Hollywood adaptations.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Even though the ingredients can provide powerful benefits against the alarming effects of tinnitus, the all natural ingredients make this supplement available without a prescription.
—Michael Carroll, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
The technology couldn’t come at a better time, as recruiters—those very employees tasked with sourcing and hiring new employees to grow a company’s ranks—are themselves being cut at an alarming pace.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
The highly lethal form of avian influenza circulating the globe since 2021 has killed tens of millions of birds, forced poultry farmers in the United States to slaughter entire flocks and prompted a brief but alarming spike in the price of eggs.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The barrage of alarming headlines has not only stirred concern but also sparked confusion about the stability and longevity of 401(k) plans.
—Brian Menickella, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
To Palestinians watching the world meddle with their fate, most alarming is the prevailing wisdom among U.S. politicians that bringing in a technocratic leader, independent of political factions, would somehow be the magic wand that will fix the PA.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Alarming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alarming. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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