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panic button

noun as in alarm button

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"There is, therefore, absolutely no need to press the 'panic button' today to alarm the nation and the international community."

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When facts are seditious, it’s time to hit the panic button.

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Four losses in 19 matches - in a season which has included a title win in Rotterdam - does not suggest the panic button should be pressed yet.

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The water alarm was triggered at 8:16 a.m., and the panic button on the keypad by the front door was activated at 8:55 a.m.

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Mr Kunu told the court that if it had been a real robbery, Mr White would have pressed the panic button or "kicked up a fuss".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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