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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alarming plight" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation that is both distressing and urgent, often invoking concern or fear.
Example: "The report highlighted the alarming plight of refugees fleeing war-torn regions, drawing attention to their desperate need for assistance."
Alternatives: "distressing situation" or "troubling condition".
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IUCN chief Inger Andersen said the numbers showed "the truly alarming plight of the majestic elephant".
But perhaps "Olly" is cleverer than all of us put together, for his weekly performances have had the effect of distracting a wider audience from the alarming plight of his team – Blackpool find themselves in 15th place and two points above the relegation zone following a run of seven defeats in their last eight fixtures, the most recent of which was the enthralling 5-3 loss at Everton on Saturday.
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The movie began filming without a finished script, an alarming but hardly unprecedented plight in Hollywood.
WHITE-COLLAR SWEATSHOP: THE DETERIORATION OF WORK AND ITS REWARDS IN CORPORATE AMERICA.By Jill Andresky Fraser.Norton; 288 pages; $26.95THIS is an alarming account by a journalist, Jill Andresky Fraser, of the plight of American office workers.
Now Hÿagen-Dazs has a campaign to draw attention to the plight of honeybees, which have been disappearing at an alarming rate — according to the Hÿagen-Dazs Web site, the past few years have seen a loss of twenty-five per cent of the Western honey bee population.
This important piece of legislation required equal access to public places, outlawed discrimination in employment, and significantly alleviated the plight of minorities and women in the U.S. It is alarming to think that someone might try to circumvent this law.
"I understand her plight".
Few understood my plight.
Their plight is common.
More alarming?
No matter the alarming rhetoric of [Adolf] Hitler's fascist state — and the growing acts of violence against Jews and others — popular sentiment in Western Europe and the United States was largely indifferent to the plight of German Jews.
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