raise/sound the alarm
idiom
: to warn people
Economists have raised/sounded the alarm about a possible recession.
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The Mets have gone a full turn through the rotation without getting a six-inning start from a single pitcher, which is almost unheard of this deep in the season, and should sound the alarm on their pitching processes.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025
As sheriff of Baltimore City, I am compelled to raise the alarm on court security funding inadequacies.
—Sam Cogen, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Experts say that networks of women quietly sharing information between themselves in the workplace or on college campuses helps sound the alarm on abusers, while keeping the accusers from facing potential retaliation from the accused.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 2 Aug. 2025
One role of the writer today is to sound the alarm.
—Sam Weller
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025
As sheriff of Baltimore City, I am compelled to raise the alarm on court security funding inadequacies.
—Sam Cogen, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Experts say that networks of women quietly sharing information between themselves in the workplace or on college campuses helps sound the alarm on abusers, while keeping the accusers from facing potential retaliation from the accused.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 2 Aug. 2025
One role of the writer today is to sound the alarm.
—Sam Weller
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
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“Raise/sound the alarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raise%2Fsound%20the%20alarm. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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