Word: alarmism
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...optimistic ancestors, takes attacks on its motives personally. The ferocity of the global debate may not change attitudes here toward war, but it changes the calculations of its cost. Meanwhile, that optimism is showing signs of wear. Americans proved themselves tough and resilient after 9/11, but last week's alarm left people asking one another, Is this just the way it's going to be now, and forever...
...officer was sent to the Faculty Club to investigate a report of flashing alarm lights on the building. All was in order...
...class in Annenberg and someone pulled the fire alarm...so I got a 40 minute respite from Expos,” said Melissa E. Cronin ’06. “A fire day instead of a snow...
...trading to generate commissions), overconcentration in particular investments and potential suitability violations like selling high-risk, high-commission stocks to safety-conscious retirees. Brokerages set trigger points according to each customer's attributes, such as age, net worth and level of investing knowledge. In the case of a false alarm (that retiree really did insist on selling all his bonds), no harm is done...
...What does the public hear when authorities issue a warning like this? It?s a bit of a mixed message: Each time there is an increase in "chatter" from intelligence agencies, the alarm is going to spike briefly. In terms of relating to the public, this situation is particularly tough for some agencies, like law enforcement, which have little or no experience dealing with the public in the role of "communicator." Other agencies, like public health organizations, are better at things like that, but at moments like this it's more often law enforcement that breaks the news...