Word: alarmed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Iraqi missiles and artillery are getting closer to hitting U.S. warplanes, which fly at more than 20,000 ft. to avoid Iraqi fire. "They're making adjustments that allow them to cover more altitude," he says. The Iraqis fire usually with no electronic guidance, which would sound an alarm in U.S. cockpits. Often the only alert pilots have is the silent pop of charcoal-gray puffs of smoke from exploding artillery hundreds or thousands of feet below. U.S. pilots say they attack only after Iraqi forces threaten them...
...million subscribers to RealNetworks' RealJukebox downloads a song, the company creates a file that includes the user's musical preference, level of computer savvy and sophistication of computer equipment, as well as a catalog of CDs they've played on their ROM drive. That news set off alarm bells with web privacy advocates, who fear the data could be used to indict Net surfers who use pirated materials such as CDs (sometimes unwittingly). The reaction drew a quick response from RealNetworks, which announced Monday that it was releasing a free software download that would block the program's ability...
...recent homophobic incidents as well as most students' apathetic reaction should sound an alarm that all is not well in the beautiful rainbow-colored world of political correctness...
Bencowitz said she believes that the burglar turned off her alarm clock Friday morning, after stealing her wallet and her roommates' backpacks...
...Europeans were in charge of standard measurements for alarm clocks, an hour would probably last 100 minutes...