distress signal
Example Sentences
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The increase represents yet another distress signal coming from within the housing market.
From MarketWatch
Normally, these hybrids act as distress signals, alerting the immune system that something is wrong inside the cell.
From Science Daily
"For too long, the world has been caught in a cycle of negotiations, while the planet's distress signal grows louder. While dialogue is important, action is imperative," he wrote.
From BBC
According to BBC Turkish, Georgia's aviation authority said the aircraft disappeared from radar without issuing a distress signal.
From BBC
Prior to that, it accused the Israeli military of "intentionally damaging ship communications, in an attempt to block distress signals and stop the livestream of their illegal boat boarding".
From BBC
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