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alarm system

NOUN
burglar 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

The following “RV Envy” adds the thwack of a full drum kit to the mix, and the staticky howl of the hurdy-gurdy is as hectic as a smashed window triggering a building’s alarm system.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

By organizing the destruction of these hybrids, MYC effectively shuts down this alarm system before it can activate immune defenses.

From Science Daily Jan. 24, 2026

The cost of "remedials" for the fire alarm system – which was paid for with a £40,000 government grant in 2021 – is expected to be about £100,000.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2025

He thinks of the alarm system now installed in his parents’ house, wonders why they cannot relax about their physical surroundings in the same way.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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