siren
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During our visit to Iron Command, another air raid siren sounded in Kyiv.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The constant air raids are a huge problem for businesses, many of which have to shut their doors every time a siren wails.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Oleksandr Avstriievskykh, 65, was in his fifth-floor apartment around midnight when the air raid siren went off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
“If there’s a sudden wave of positive Brilliant Earth content on here, it might not be coincidental,” a moderator warned the Reddit community devoted to jewelry, accompanying the message with a siren emoji.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Five days after that first air-raid siren, we heard a rumor that there were guards on the bridges of the Vistula River.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
At a time when air raid sirens sound constantly in Kyiv and explosions can be heard almost every day, the peace and quiet of the village is what Olena says she needs most.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
One possible source of comfort is that chip-makers aren’t yet blaring their sirens about a capacity squeeze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
As the sirens screamed again at the central market in Boryspil, Dmyterko pushed her own shopping trolley without looking up.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Garces Perez says the agents twice sideswiped his Toyota Corolla, causing damage, before their unmarked SUVs turned on their lights and sirens.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
His face tightened, and he could already feel the warning sirens starting up inside his body.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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