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alarm

[uh-lahrm] / əˈlɑrm /




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Standards dived in college, where my dorm-room alarm clock had all the charm of a prison.

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

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

The switches were so flimsy that setting the alarm at anything beyond the hour or half was a gamble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Coal closed the door gently behind them and entered the alarm code into the keypad.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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