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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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And the splash of water would be a siren song for metro Phoenix residents.
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
An American investor called to the siren song of Italy who didn’t end up shipwrecked in the stormy waters of its bureaucracy.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
The siren song of a bouncing basketball led Bobby Cremins all over the Carolinas.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2024
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Heed the siren song of Hypnos
Prioritize sleep.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
Younger voters in Portugal and across Europe are responding as never before to the siren song of the hard right, their imaginations captured by a new crop of youthful leaders, savvy social media campaigns and promises of no-more-politics as usual.
—Catarina Fernandes Martins, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
From her apartment building's demonic elevator to that maniacal swivel chair to the siren song of her iPhone's sonic terrorism, the iconic Joy Behar hasn't known peace in months.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 June 2023
That lure may be more of a siren song (Asness would likely argue so), but that’s up for debate.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024
Some come prepared, while others impulsively follow the big mountain’s siren song.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
An American investor called to the siren song of Italy who didn’t end up shipwrecked in the stormy waters of its bureaucracy.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
The siren song of a bouncing basketball led Bobby Cremins all over the Carolinas.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2024
Related article Excessive alcohol drinking drove about 488 deaths per day during the pandemic, CDC says
Heed the siren song of Hypnos
Prioritize sleep.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
Younger voters in Portugal and across Europe are responding as never before to the siren song of the hard right, their imaginations captured by a new crop of youthful leaders, savvy social media campaigns and promises of no-more-politics as usual.
—Catarina Fernandes Martins, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
From her apartment building's demonic elevator to that maniacal swivel chair to the siren song of her iPhone's sonic terrorism, the iconic Joy Behar hasn't known peace in months.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 June 2023
That lure may be more of a siren song (Asness would likely argue so), but that’s up for debate.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024
Some come prepared, while others impulsively follow the big mountain’s siren song.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
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“Siren song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/siren%20song. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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