He said the economy was "stable", pointing to higher growth than countries like Germany, but admitted inflation of 9.1% was "alarming".

The Alcohol Health Alliance, which represents 60 organisations working to reduce the harm it causes, says it's "an alarming trend" that ripples through society "putting growing pressure on our economy and health services".

A New Yorker article by Anna Russell, published last August, followed "Amy," a woman who went no-contact with her evangelical parents and recounted alarming details about how they had treated her over the years.

"These alarming rates of student poverty are not normal."

The alarming uptick in complaints led to increased oversight by the local air district beginning in 2022, when regulators determined L.A.