raise/sound the alarm
idiom
: to warn people
Economists have raised/sounded the alarm about a possible recession.
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These emotions are meant to shake us out of complacency, to sound the alarm to the very real crisis before us.
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Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
But, while the case raises concern, some infectious disease experts are cautious not to sound the alarm without more data on the case and potential exposures.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2024
McLaren, meanwhile, is only eight points behind Red Bull in the constructors’ championship, enough for the the three-time world champion to sound the alarm.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Netanyahu’s efforts to sound the alarm about the left on election’s eve should be viewed in this light.
—Brent E. Sasley, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2015
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Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
But, while the case raises concern, some infectious disease experts are cautious not to sound the alarm without more data on the case and potential exposures.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2024
McLaren, meanwhile, is only eight points behind Red Bull in the constructors’ championship, enough for the the three-time world champion to sound the alarm.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Netanyahu’s efforts to sound the alarm about the left on election’s eve should be viewed in this light.
—Brent E. Sasley, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2015
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