raise/sound the alarm
idiom
: to warn people
Economists have raised/sounded the alarm about a possible recession.
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As politics continue to stifle climate action, experts like marine ecologist Carlos Duarte are turning to sports to sound the alarm that climate change requires immediate action.
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Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Officials in Los Gatos continue to sound the alarm as the town’s budget remains on track for a deficit in the next few years, when expenses will outpace revenues.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
Kennedy is hardly the first one to sound the alarm about vaccines.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Musk's DOGE has begun making cuts across the federal government as critics sound the alarm about the unelected billionaire's power and the lack of transparency about his work.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Officials in Los Gatos continue to sound the alarm as the town’s budget remains on track for a deficit in the next few years, when expenses will outpace revenues.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
Kennedy is hardly the first one to sound the alarm about vaccines.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Musk's DOGE has begun making cuts across the federal government as critics sound the alarm about the unelected billionaire's power and the lack of transparency about his work.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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