alarming frequency
Frequency: 6.95.8 per million words
a rate of occurrence that is worryingly high
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- Bullets bounced off the rock with alarming frequency.
- Reports of phishing attempts have been arriving with alarming frequency this month.
- The alarming frequency of data breaches has shaken customer trust.
- Our trains are delayed with alarming frequency during the rainy season.
- He coughs with alarming frequency at night, so we booked an appointment.
- Social media rumors spread with alarming frequency before elections.
- There has been an alarming frequency of earthquakes along the fault line.
- The committee noted the alarming frequency with which errors appeared in the audit.
- Customer complaints rose at an alarming frequency after the price hike.
- Scams are resurfacing with alarming frequency despite repeated warnings.