panic button
noun
: something setting off a precipitous emergency response
there was no pushing of panic buttons at the White House, no rushing of troops—
J. C. Harsch
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The New York Yankees were handed a series loss by the rival Boston Red Sox on Sunday, though there's no need to hit the panic button.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
The group planned to install a panic button inside the bodega Wednesday so workers can immediately alert police if further violence breaks out again.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
Number one, for those who actually have the panic buttons and the direct communication to the police.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
The money, however, won’t be enough to equip all of the city’s 25,000 bodegas with panic buttons, and the United Bodegas Association is pressing for more city and state funding for the initiative.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
The group planned to install a panic button inside the bodega Wednesday so workers can immediately alert police if further violence breaks out again.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
Number one, for those who actually have the panic buttons and the direct communication to the police.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
The money, however, won’t be enough to equip all of the city’s 25,000 bodegas with panic buttons, and the United Bodegas Association is pressing for more city and state funding for the initiative.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
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“Panic button.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panic%20button. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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