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
Their engine was northbound on State Street with its emergency lights and siren activated, the California Highway Patrol said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
"We live from one siren to the next. Sometimes there isn't even a siren."
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
They stood on the street, facing in the direction the ambulance had driven, the sound of the siren wailing in the distance.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Air raid sirens were sounded in Bahrain, which hosts a major US naval base, according to the country's interior ministry.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 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
It was alleged that while Julius Mkhwanazi was Ekurhuleni's acting police chief, he arranged for blue lights and sirens to be fitted on Matlala's personal vehicles.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The immigration vehicles at the traffic stop where Salgado Araujo was killed were unmarked and didn’t have sirens, according to Garcia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
No police sirens, no loud music, no couples arguing outside his window on the street.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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"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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