siren
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Cosmo itched so much from allergies that he constantly scratched himself raw and unleashed a howl when we were gone for too long, so loud and haunting that my neighbor thought it was a siren.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
A satisfying puzzle break: What’s a four-letter word for “Those who often hear a siren song”? Treat your brain to some delightful wordplay in today’s crossword.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Researchers also accounted for the Doppler effect, the same phenomenon that changes the pitch of a passing ambulance siren.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
"We live from one siren to the next. Sometimes there isn't even a siren."
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
There’s a siren, a taxi horn, music from a window, and a bird chirping.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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Tehran hasn’t hit civilian targets in Jordan, but air-raid sirens have sounded multiple times in recent weeks in the capital and other areas, residents say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Tourists and residents of Arkhipo-Osipovka told local media outlets that no sirens sounded ahead of the drone attack.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Elsewhere in the region, Jordan's military said late on Monday it had shot down three Iranian missiles as sirens sounded across the country warning of incoming fire.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Bahrain's interior ministry also said that its air raid sirens had sounded and urged citizens and residents to head to "the nearest safe place".
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Fire and emergency sirens were commonplace in the neighborhood—the city’s largest hospital was just around the corner.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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