raise/sound the alarm
idiom
: to warn people
Economists have raised/sounded the alarm about a possible recession.
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Last month, Amazon’s CEO said the company’s corporate workforce will shrink due to AI.
Ford CEO Jim Farley recently became the latest corporate boss to sound the alarm about artificial intelligence’s impact on workers.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2025
The coalition organized a news conference May 8 to raise the alarm about a joint operation between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Tennessee Highway Patrol that began May 4.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Dalio isn’t the only billionaire to sound the alarm over Trump’s policies.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
As soon as Zohran Mamdani declared victory in the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City, billionaires began to sound the alarm, suggesting his policies would drive out wealthy residents.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2025
The coalition organized a news conference May 8 to raise the alarm about a joint operation between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Tennessee Highway Patrol that began May 4.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Dalio isn’t the only billionaire to sound the alarm over Trump’s policies.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
As soon as Zohran Mamdani declared victory in the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City, billionaires began to sound the alarm, suggesting his policies would drive out wealthy residents.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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