alarm
Example Sentences
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Her son sounded the alarm after his mother was arrested in Anniston, Alabama, earlier this month.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
“You want to get somebody’s attention really quick? Make the fire alarm go off in your spacecraft when you’re still about 80,000 miles from home,” Wiseman said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Anthropic postponing the release of its new AI model Claude Mythos, said to be so skilled at coding it could be a wicked weapon for hackers, has encountered a mix of alarm and skepticism.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“Arizona is just the alarm bell,” said Joseph Palomino, executive director of the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, a nonpartisan advocacy organization.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
An alarm sounds, and dozens of feet pound into the council room.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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