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alarm

[uh-lahrm] / əˈlɑrm /




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"Alarm bells started to ring when the guy asked Rory to travel two hours to court then sent him away again and when no action had been taken at all."

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Alarm clocks that shock you and make you do math.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Alarm has grown over the threat of capital punishment against arrested protesters, even as Donald Trump said Iran had called off hundreds of executions.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

Alert Alarm has less than 6,000 current customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Alarm stained his face, a grayness in his cheeks.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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