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still alarm

noun

  1. a burglar alarm, fire alarm, or the like, that is activated silently and transmits a warning signal, usually by telephone.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of still alarm1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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Although Fernando Tatis Jr.'s 80-game suspension — news that spread just before first pitch — could decrease the chances of the Padres doing significant damage this fall, the presence of Soto and Manny Machado in the lineup hitting back-to-back should still alarm opposing pitchers.

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Still, alarm bells rang last week throughout the foreign policy establishment.

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But it should still alarm researchers to see how this misleading approach has spread, and it is especially worrying given the political changes ahead for the United States.

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Despite being nearly a century old, this finely wrought composition system and its principal exponents still alarm more often than they enthral.

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Even in a vast storeroom, the grotesque faces painted on the wall in the 1980s by the artists Thierry Noir and Kiddy Citny still alarm a viewer with their anger.

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