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sirens

noun

plural of siren

as in vamps

a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive a siren who could captivate any audience

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Recent Examples of sirens Fahed Ahmro, a 51-year-old city worker, fled to a relative’s home after loudspeaker warnings and sirens woke him. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 That resulted in Russian missile attacks hitting without the usual air raid sirens warning residents to head to bunkers, and Ukrainian officials have said more civilians died as a result. — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 The village had long planned to install additional sirens, including three that could instruct people to seek high ground during flooding, allowing a more orderly evacuation. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 Ukraine received no warning from its partners ahead of the first wave of attacks, and information about a second wave arrived too late for air raid sirens to be activated in time, air force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said on national television. — Samya Kullab, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026 The patrol vehicle’s emergency lights and sirens were activated, and the officers tried to pull over the Nissan near 44th Street and 14th Avenue. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Moments later, another NYPD vehicle approached their moped from the opposite direction on Northern Boulevard, its lights and sirens off, and, cut across the double yellow line to swerve into their path. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 Unanswered questions The Star has been unable to independently verify that the officer had a green light and the Audi ran the red light, or that the police cruiser had its lights and sirens on. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Halo is a personal safety device that can not only share your location with a friend in real time, but also has a flashlight, sirens, and alert functions. — Time Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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seductresses

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Once again, a defense lawyer attempted to paint the women as lying, scheming seductresses.

— S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026

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