bells

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“This is the door to the ballroom,” he said, pointing to the future entrance to the $400 million addition to the White House, elaborating on all the bells and whistles the building will have.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

That only a handful of the largest megacap private companies are choosing to go public each year should ring alarm bells in Washington, because it means fewer opportunities for the average investor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

A survey by the polling firm Datafolha published on April 11 sent alarm bells ringing throughout the Lula camp.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

“Once they started having people in interim housing for nine months or a year, that should have rang some alarm bells, because that’s just not sustainable,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Smiling is bad for T-bone playing, and so we have to break to laugh, slides on their stops, bells down.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari