alarm
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Additional home amenities include a three-car garage, fitness center, an automatic gate, and a security alarm system.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
For Eagle, who loves the comfort and stability of the county, its French Empire-style courthouse and nearby lake, this was ringing alarm bells.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
The first of these new cases, detected near the border with Mexico, has triggered alarm among ranchers, in particular those who raise cattle.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
My husband and I set an alarm, then hopped on the subway in Brooklyn at 7:20 a.m.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“I know how to turn off the alarm system,” Josie bragged.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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