raise/sound the alarm
idiom
: to warn people
Economists have raised/sounded the alarm about a possible recession.
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Other pigeons were stymied in their attempt to sound the alarm.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
The app remains a hub for Gen Z climate activism, with creators like Elise Joshi leveraging their platform to promote environmentalism and sound the alarm on climate change.
—Taylor Lorenz, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Only someone thoroughly marinated in gender ideology could believe this of a doctor who was just trying to raise the alarm about deceit in the treatment of children.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025
The combination also comes as both public and private entities sound the alarm on health care mergers.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
The app remains a hub for Gen Z climate activism, with creators like Elise Joshi leveraging their platform to promote environmentalism and sound the alarm on climate change.
—Taylor Lorenz, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Only someone thoroughly marinated in gender ideology could believe this of a doctor who was just trying to raise the alarm about deceit in the treatment of children.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025
The combination also comes as both public and private entities sound the alarm on health care mergers.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 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 15 Feb. 2025.
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