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alarm

[uh-lahrm] / əˈlɑrm /




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"The scary thing is that there was nothing in that training that would have raised alarm bells for me personally," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

On my 9th birthday, she gave me a travel alarm clock, something I didn’t even know existed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

But it does feel like Justice Jackson is out there at the top of the mountain ringing a very loud alarm bell to say: This is the play.

From Slate • 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

To be ready to raise the first alarm.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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