siren
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“If there’s a sudden wave of positive Brilliant Earth content on here, it might not be coincidental,” a moderator warned the community, adding a siren emoji to the post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Based on user feedback, the consensus among officers is that the Whelen Howler is more effective than a traditional siren at getting the attention of drivers,” a Long Beach Police spokesperson said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Its manufacturer, Illinois-based Federal Signal, says the siren is “highly effective in dense urban environments with heavy vehicle traffic.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
When Gawat corrected the AI, its tone shifted to urgency, telling him to start taking a vitamin D supplement “immediately,” with a red siren emoji.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
When the all-clear siren sounded, the Hitler Youth and BDM fed and rehoused bombed-out families.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Footage on social media shows large plumes of smoke permeating through the streets of the village as sirens ring out.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“People don’t hear the sirens during pursuit — maybe they’re not paying attention — and you risk cars getting hit in intersections or other places.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
As reporters went through security, we heard the sound of sirens outside - indicating the arrival of the accused.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Tehran hasn’t hit civilian targets in Jordan, but air-raid sirens have sounded multiple times in recent weeks in the capital and other areas, residents say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
I remember well, for instance, the blind animal terror which ensued when some townie set off the civil defense sirens as a joke.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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