siren
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“If I hear a siren, that might change my zen state, but for right now I don’t feel any different.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
They’re on their way to an emergency with the siren blaring, but a driver fails to clear the path for the police cruiser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Rumbler interacts with a standard police siren, which generates around 110 to 120 decibels, and amplifies that sound through its speakers in eight-second intervals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
She was giving Baby an evening bath when the siren alarm sounded again and she grabbed Baby naked and ran from the outhouse.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In another official building across town, violin notes mixed with air raid sirens.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
In the past, North Korean missiles have flown over Japan, triggering sirens, smartphone alerts and special programming on television.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
“People don’t hear the sirens during pursuit — maybe they’re not paying attention — and you risk cars getting hit in intersections or other places.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Unverified images on social media show large plumes of smoke and flames rising into the sky in daytime, with air raid sirens howling in the background.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The fire is so loud and hot and huge that I don’t hear the sirens, don’t notice a fire truck until it pulls up almost next to me.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Vocabulary lists containing siren
"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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