siren
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“If I hear a siren, that might change my zen state, but for right now I don’t feel any different.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“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
The Rumbler interacts with a standard police siren, which generates around 110 to 120 decibels, and amplifies that sound through its speakers in eight-second intervals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
It’s tough to hear a police siren if your car has made you deaf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
And the silence was cracked, suddenly, by an ambulance siren, and a crying bell.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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
The booming, 10-inch speaker device is intended to connect with drivers who, in the view of law enforcement, are yielding less frequently to emergency sirens.
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
He got to ride in an ambulance, though they didn’t turn the sirens on.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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