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siren

[sahy-ruhn] / ˈsaɪ rən /


NOUN
signal
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Richard Elkins, who lives near the site, said he first knew something had happened on Sunday when he heard sirens from his home.

From BBC

When air-raid sirens go off, many residents go down to their basements, “but if you’re working downtown you go to one of the central shelters,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her bold shift from screen siren to activist surprised many but reflected her commitment to living authentically.

From BBC

“We just drop everything whenever there is an air raid siren,” said Nina Zabela, the head of Lozova railway station, where she has worked for the past 32 years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even as Chinatown’s energy has ebbed and flowed, food has been a steady siren song.

From The Wall Street Journal