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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alarming discrepancy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a significant difference or inconsistency that raises concern or worry.
Example: "The audit revealed an alarming discrepancy between the reported and actual sales figures."
Alternatives: "worrying difference" or "concerning inconsistency."
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Until an alarming discrepancy glued eyes to computer screens.
Niall FitzGerald, chairman of Unilever, an Anglo-Dutch consumer-goods giant, echoes Mr Sorrell's concerns: "I see an alarming discrepancy between what our brands are going to need and what contemporary agencies are good at".
Though the Real Misery Index has increased 16% from March 2009 to April 2010, the stock market has increased 56% during that period, reflecting an alarming discrepancy between the two metrics.
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"I don't know what the levels should be and what I think is worrying, in fact probably alarming, is the discrepancy between the independent sector and the state school sector," said the Labour MP on Today.
The proposed alarming strategy is able to achieve a balance between alarming accuracy and alarming sensitivity.
The widening discrepancy between the bureau's figures and the less well-known but more alarming data from the central bank is nonetheless starting to attract attention among economists.
An alarming bunch.
"It's alarming".
These are alarming findings.
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