alarm system
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A built-in alarm system, which would have sounded a noise and shown a light to indicate the rear doors were open, did not work as a wire was broken, the inquest was told.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Additional home amenities include a three-car garage, fitness center, an automatic gate, and a security alarm system.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
It added that Motin had disabled the alarm system, "leaving him alone to be on watch as the eyes and ears of the ship".
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
Earlier work from Dr. Cubillos-Ruiz and colleagues showed that a pathway known as IRE1α-XBP1 acts like a molecular "alarm system" in immune cells, switching on when these cells are under stress.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2025
Dogs were used for hunting and fighting, and as an alarm system against wild beasts and human intruders.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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