siren
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A satisfying puzzle break: What’s a four-letter word for “Those who often hear a siren song”? Treat your brain to some delightful wordplay in today’s crossword.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Researchers also accounted for the Doppler effect, the same phenomenon that changes the pitch of a passing ambulance siren.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
The red light and a siren from a cop.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Mohamed Adow, director of the Nairobi-based climate and energy think tank Power Shift Africa, said for millions of people across the globe "it's not just another weather forecast" but a "deadly siren to be feared."
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
They concern me more than the grim soldiers marching about with weapons or the threat of a warbling air raid siren.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Hours later sirens sounded again, sending troops heading toward the bunkers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Tied to the mast of his ship as he and his crew pass the singing sirens, adorned on the jagged rocks at sea, Odysseus screams out with pain and desire.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
"I had gone to bed a bit late, but the air-raid sirens woke me up, leaving me feeling anxious," said Nawal Saad, a Bahraini civil servant in her forties.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
An Orange County Fire Authority truck flashed its sirens to cheers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
He could hear the sirens in the distance.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
Vocabulary lists containing siren
"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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"The War Works Hard" by Dunya Mikhail
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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