raise/sound the alarm
idiom
: to warn people
Economists have raised/sounded the alarm about a possible recession.
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Humanitarian groups sound the alarm on an imminent famine, as Trump’s Mideast envoy visits Gaza.
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ABC News, 3 Aug. 2025
European officials are working to secure a trade deal with the Trump administration, as regional companies sound the alarm over financial hits even before reciprocal tariffs have come into play.
—Chloe Taylor,sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 July 2025
Like many who have been trying to raise the alarm, Lustig wasn’t born in the United States.
—Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Read more: • Jewish Democrats in Congress sound the alarm on Mamdani.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 9 July 2025
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ABC News, 3 Aug. 2025
European officials are working to secure a trade deal with the Trump administration, as regional companies sound the alarm over financial hits even before reciprocal tariffs have come into play.
—Chloe Taylor,sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 July 2025
Like many who have been trying to raise the alarm, Lustig wasn’t born in the United States.
—Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Read more: • Jewish Democrats in Congress sound the alarm on Mamdani.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for raise/sound the alarm
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