alarm over

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

Indicates a widespread issue causing alarm.

alarmALARM + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • There is growing alarm over the potential for a global recession.
  • Recent studies have caused considerable alarm over the effects of social media on mental health.
  • The prime minister expressed his alarm over the rising unemployment figures.
  • Public alarm over the water crisis led to city-wide protests.
  • Activists are trying to raise alarm over the destruction of the rainforest.
  • Despite official reassurances, public alarm over the safety of the new vaccine persists.
  • The new legislation will likely provoke widespread alarm over privacy concerns.
  • Ignoring the scientific alarm over biodiversity loss would be a grave mistake.
  • "We share the international alarm over the humanitarian situation," the diplomat stated.
  • Investors felt a sense of alarm over the stock market's volatility.