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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Amid that strike and hundreds of similar overnight Russian aerial attacks, new and traditional Ukrainian music has become for many a sort-of counterpoint to the sirens that blare around the country nearly every night, several musicians who work in Ukraine told ABC News.—
Flora Bigham,
ABC News,
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People took cover as tornado sirens sounded and power was lost.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Femmes fatales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/femmes%20fatales. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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