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
"The siren has been sounded, Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place," the interior ministry said in a statement on X.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 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
She said her phone and those belonging to other passengers began sending out messages saying "you have been in a crash" along with a siren.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
A siren wailing electronically along the corridors, leaping out from the corners, echoing everywhere.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
Bahrain's interior ministry also said that its air raid sirens had sounded and urged citizens and residents to head to "the nearest safe place".
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
One video showed a drone nosediving toward one of the warehouses as air-raid sirens rang out and a loudspeaker announcement instructed employees to seek shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
A number of residents from nearby villages and towns said they could see plumes of smoke and could hear sirens racing to the scene.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Air raid sirens wail, blaring from speakers mounted on buildings.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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