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alarm clock

NOUN
clock that wakes sleeper
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Not necessarily, I suspect, due to the near-extinction of the alarm clock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Klugo’s Bluetooth alarm clock isn’t portable, and the hotel alarms ring too softly for him to hear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

My first alarm clock came from my extravagant godmother—childless and incapable of giving presents she wouldn’t use herself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

His alarm clock, a big and bulky machine that’s Bluetooth-connected to the house’s fire alarm, rattles his room until he finally shuts it off.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Every morning I got up when I heard the alarm clock at 5:30 A.M.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall




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