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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An avid field recordist, Kamaru has spoken of running his documentations of his surroundings—buses and bustling markets in Nairobi, sirens and birdsong in Berlin—through various types of digital processing, stretching and mulching and interweaving them with synths until the humdrum becomes musical.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
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Damaging winds reaching up to 70 mph roared through southern and central Indiana early Thursday evening, setting off tornado sirens and causing destruction to homes, trees and power lines in Bloomington.—
Carol Kugler,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Femmes fatales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/femmes%20fatales. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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