alarm
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Alarm clocks that shock you and make you do math.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
Asked about an end to early-morning starts, she joked: "What is a lie in? I have no idea. Alarm clocks will be a thing of the past."
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
Alarm bells went off among suppliers and creditors when Saks Global scrambled to raise cash to meet a June debt payment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Last week, the Alarm Phone charity, which runs a hotline for migrants stranded in the Mediterranean, reported a fatal shooting at a boat it said was carrying 113 migrants southeast of Malta.
From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025
Bernabe likened the painted cattleguard to the sort of stickers—“Protected by Acme Burglar Alarm System”—store owners who could not afford burglar alarm systems put on prominent display in their business windows.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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