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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a very worrying development" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation or event that causes concern or anxiety.
Example: "The recent rise in cyberattacks on critical infrastructure is a very worrying development for national security."
Alternatives: "a concerning trend" or "a troubling situation".
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It is a very worrying development".
Oh, hold on, no, that's a very worrying development.
This is a very worrying development and I would totally and utterly condemn it.
It's important to understand that... in an environment of very significant instability and radicalisation that is a very worrying development.
In Baku's markets, local fruit is beginning to lose ground to Latin American competition; considering the cost of transport, this is a very worrying development.
But the embrace of the "end the Fed" mantra by one side of the political divide is a very worrying development.
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"It's a deeply unsatisfactory and very worrying development," said one senior executive from the internet service provider (ISP) industry tonight.
I hope that in the light of these very worrying developments the government will think about its approach to Prevent," he told Sky News.
"We should not forget", said José Manuel Barroso, head of the European Commission, "that in Europe, not so many decades ago, we had very, very worrying developments of xenophobia and racism and intolerance".It is true that some anti-EU parties are toxic.
Speaking at the Lib Dem conference in Birmingham, the actor said: "It is a very worrying and upsetting development.
Ray Gray, from the union Unison, said the draft proposals were "a really, really worrying development".
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