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alarm

[uh-lahrm] / əˈlɑrm /




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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

The alarm was immediate, with lawmakers and pundits invoking the specter of a graying, shrinking America unable to fund its elders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 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

Friends of Javadli raised the alarm when their phone calls and messages received no reply on Tuesday.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

I squinted into the dark and zeroed in on the glowing digits of my alarm clock.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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