siren
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The interview was then interrupted by another siren.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 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
“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
“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
It doesn’t matter what kind: the blood-red Atolla with its flashing siren lights, the frilly flower hat variety, or the near-transparent moon jelly, Aurelia aurita.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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The government in Kyiv first said it was caught off-guard last week, when a wave of ballistic missiles and fast-moving attack drones slammed into the capital and elsewhere before air raid sirens could sound.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 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
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
"We are annoyed by the sirens because they are constant," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
No sirens, no lights, only the flames reflecting off the shiny black-and-white car.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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