as in sirens
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive
an actress who was often cast as cynical, sexy femmes fatales
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sirens
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Within minutes of the show ending, the air raid sirens return.—
Finbarr Toesland,
Robb Report,
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No sirens were sounded, the IDF said, since the drone was identified but not classified as hostile.—
Eugenia Yosef,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Femmes fatales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/femmes%20fatales. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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