raise/sound the alarm
idiom
: to warn people
Economists have raised/sounded the alarm about a possible recession.
Examples of raise/sound the alarm in a Sentence
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Schmidt has continued to sound the alarm about China’s AI rise.
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Will Knight, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
Now, private businesses are preparing to sound the alarm to legislators and plead for the rescue of a notable victim that’s bearing the weight of the issue: the state economy.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
Regulators continue to sound the alarm on these types of cyber threats facing hospitals, my colleague Mohana Ravindranath reports.
—Bob Herman Reprints, STAT, 5 Feb. 2024
Experts have also begun to sound the alarm over what many consider to be an epidemic of loneliness among America’s teenagers and young adults, which has coincided with a rise in virtual school and remote work.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
Letter to county party Hager has continued to sound the alarm.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2024
The production, which was adapted by Amy Herzog and directed by Sam Gold, sees Strong’s character, Dr. Thomas Stockmann, trying to raise the alarm about harmful bacteria discovered in the town’s spa.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
The Emmy winner plays Thomas Stockmann, a small-town doctor whose attempts to raise the alarm about a local health hazard are opposed by those in power.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
As locals and elected officials in California sound the alarm about brazen prostitution in broad daylight following a controversial law taking effect, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office released a tepid response to the outcry.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 9 Feb. 2024
Will Knight, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
Now, private businesses are preparing to sound the alarm to legislators and plead for the rescue of a notable victim that’s bearing the weight of the issue: the state economy.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
Regulators continue to sound the alarm on these types of cyber threats facing hospitals, my colleague Mohana Ravindranath reports.
—Bob Herman Reprints, STAT, 5 Feb. 2024
Experts have also begun to sound the alarm over what many consider to be an epidemic of loneliness among America’s teenagers and young adults, which has coincided with a rise in virtual school and remote work.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
Letter to county party Hager has continued to sound the alarm.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2024
The production, which was adapted by Amy Herzog and directed by Sam Gold, sees Strong’s character, Dr. Thomas Stockmann, trying to raise the alarm about harmful bacteria discovered in the town’s spa.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
The Emmy winner plays Thomas Stockmann, a small-town doctor whose attempts to raise the alarm about a local health hazard are opposed by those in power.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
As locals and elected officials in California sound the alarm about brazen prostitution in broad daylight following a controversial law taking effect, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office released a tepid response to the outcry.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 9 Feb. 2024
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