raise/sound the alarm
idiom
: to warn people
Economists have raised/sounded the alarm about a possible recession.
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Defense experts must raise the alarm about the Trump administration’s emerging vision for the U.S. military.
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Risa Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
After decades with little response to the problem, a lawsuit filed in 2019 tried to raise the alarm.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The big picture: General Mills is just the latest to sound the alarm, joining a chorus that includes J.M. Smucker, Campbell's and PepsiCo.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
But overall, experts say people, especially younger folks should not sound the alarm.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
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Risa Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
After decades with little response to the problem, a lawsuit filed in 2019 tried to raise the alarm.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The big picture: General Mills is just the latest to sound the alarm, joining a chorus that includes J.M. Smucker, Campbell's and PepsiCo.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
But overall, experts say people, especially younger folks should not sound the alarm.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 11 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 19 Apr. 2025.
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