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the opportunity for fame and fortune is the siren song that has long lured the ambitious to the big city
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That’s been the siren song of the entire agency business since the 1970s — good intentions that devolve into empty promises once an agency’s founder retires and the financial arm of the company gets the culture in a chokehold.
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Tim Maleeny, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The crowds were big and immediate, drawn by the siren song of authentic Mexican street food and the effortless cool of Coyo’s hidden speakeasy.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Given that, even in the U.S., President Trump has proved unable to encourage the oil sector to increase investment, the industry seems unlikely to follow the siren song of abundant but risky resources in Russia.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Yet the siren song of the future need not blind engineers to lessons of history that are vital to making sound decisions today.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2015
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Tim Maleeny, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The crowds were big and immediate, drawn by the siren song of authentic Mexican street food and the effortless cool of Coyo’s hidden speakeasy.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Given that, even in the U.S., President Trump has proved unable to encourage the oil sector to increase investment, the industry seems unlikely to follow the siren song of abundant but risky resources in Russia.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Yet the siren song of the future need not blind engineers to lessons of history that are vital to making sound decisions today.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2015
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“Siren song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/siren%20song. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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