raise/sound the alarm
idiom
: to warn people
Economists have raised/sounded the alarm about a possible recession.
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Di Tomassi and Scales said they were heartened by the volume of support, and frontline science advocates in Washington welcomed the effort to help sound the alarm around the public impact of research.
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Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase and David Rubenstein of Carlyle Group were the latest to sound the alarm.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The weather-climate community is mobilizing to sound the alarm while raising awareness of the value of its community.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Airlines sound the alarm One obvious example of soft demand is airfare.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
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Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase and David Rubenstein of Carlyle Group were the latest to sound the alarm.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The weather-climate community is mobilizing to sound the alarm while raising awareness of the value of its community.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Airlines sound the alarm One obvious example of soft demand is airfare.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 14 May 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 4 Jun. 2025.
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