The phrase "alarming deficit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there is a significant and concerning shortfall, often in financial or resource contexts.
Example: "The company reported an alarming deficit in its quarterly earnings, raising concerns among investors."
Alternatives: "worrying shortfall" or "concerning gap".
China's financial successes, starting with weathering the 1998 Asian financial crisis and the 2008 global financial crisis, the execution of events like the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and the Shanghai Expo in 2010, contrast with America's "alarming" deficit, sluggish economic recovery and polarized domestic politics, Mr. Wang says.
The federal budget went into persistent, alarming, deficit.
The Tories want rapid spending cuts to deal with an alarming deficit of 12.6% of GDP in 2009-10.
Mr Schultz is urging his fellow bosses to stop donating money to politicians until Congress starts sorting out America's economic problems, especially its alarming deficit.
The kingdom this week announced swingeing budget cuts for 2016 to address an alarming deficit of 15% of GDP run up this year.
While it's not that bad today, we are seeing an alarming deficit of decorum in the House chamber which, if left unchecked, could lead to unbridled outbursts of ideology we'll end up regretting one day.
Alarmed by deficits, disappointed by only a 13percentt increase in new students and in need of cash gifts to prime the pump until the ambitious changes took hold, the university's trustees voted unanimously on June 15 to pull the plug.
The developments have alarmed advocates of deficit reduction, who say policymakers should stop congratulating themselves and get back to work.
Melloan argues that, instead of being alarmed by widespread deficit spending and loose monetary policies meant to stimulate the economy, most of these countries are forging right along.
Senator Kent Conrad, Democrat of North Dakota and chairman of the Budget Committee, described the new deficit figures as alarming.
As they raise the alarm over deficit spending and simultaneously squeeze popular middle-class programs, Republicans want the majority of the American public to view it all as a giant zero-sum game among average Americans that some will have to lose.
