raise/sound the alarm
idiom
: to warn people
Economists have raised/sounded the alarm about a possible recession.
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The weather-climate community is mobilizing to sound the alarm while raising awareness of the value of its community.
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Airlines sound the alarm One obvious example of soft demand is airfare.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Every American with any shred of authority must loudly and boldly sound the alarm.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
But as Woodhall discovered, smart devices can raise the alarm for things outside the cardiac realm too.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 7 Mar. 2025
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Airlines sound the alarm One obvious example of soft demand is airfare.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Every American with any shred of authority must loudly and boldly sound the alarm.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
But as Woodhall discovered, smart devices can raise the alarm for things outside the cardiac realm too.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 7 Mar. 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 21 May. 2025.
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