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
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 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
Downstairs, the stone elephant began to blare its warning siren.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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
New York City residents live with an ambient soundtrack of emergency sirens, subway screeches and I’m-walking-here arguments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
But so are the sirens, in many tellings, along with the sea monsters Scylla and Charybdis.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
Head teacher Dawadi says better warning systems, including sirens and evacuation alerts, could have helped residents respond sooner.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Maybe ambulances would have to come, with their sirens going.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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