bells
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But the alarm bells are ringing within OpenAI’s offices too, which have been locked in “code red” mode since December.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
But a second-consecutive season without silverware would perhaps raise alarm bells.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Wildflower Hill at the Theodore Payne Foundation Nursery is thriving with a few species of phacelia, including lavender-blue lacy phacelia and violet Canterbury bells.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
Weak Canadian job numbers for February will likely raise alarm bells at the Bank of Canada but won’t be enough to sway policymakers to cut rates next week, Oxford Economics said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Cattle grazed in thick grass that rippled about their legs, and goats with fat udders wandered with clanking iron bells tied about their necks.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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