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Recent Examples of sirens
The fireball expands rapidly, rippling through the air as emergency sirens wail faintly in the distance.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Gun store employees recalled Farzam on two occasions pulling out of the parking lot – red and white lights flashing, sirens blaring – as if responding to an emergency call, court documents show.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
The fleet of 10 black-and-white Cybertrucks of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department with flashing lights and sirens are wrapped with the police department’s logo.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Video of the incident shows the officer followed Belt-Stubblefield's vehicle with his lights and sirens on for just under a minute over about 7/10ths of a mile before Belt-Stubblefield crashed.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Santos Jimenez used to get scared when sirens would go off.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025
The sirens rang across the Pacific Ocean, catching the attention of nearby surfers waiting for waves, passersby on the pier looking down at the water to watch the action unfold.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
In videos released by the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol, which were allegedly posted by Carlin, the content creator appears to be speeding away from a police car with its sirens blaring and his motorcycle’s speedometer reaching over 100 mph.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Families huddled in safe rooms assume the sirens will end soon but grow alarmed as the sound of gunfire builds.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Gun store employees recalled Farzam on two occasions pulling out of the parking lot – red and white lights flashing, sirens blaring – as if responding to an emergency call, court documents show.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
The fleet of 10 black-and-white Cybertrucks of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department with flashing lights and sirens are wrapped with the police department’s logo.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Video of the incident shows the officer followed Belt-Stubblefield's vehicle with his lights and sirens on for just under a minute over about 7/10ths of a mile before Belt-Stubblefield crashed.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Santos Jimenez used to get scared when sirens would go off.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025
The sirens rang across the Pacific Ocean, catching the attention of nearby surfers waiting for waves, passersby on the pier looking down at the water to watch the action unfold.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
In videos released by the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol, which were allegedly posted by Carlin, the content creator appears to be speeding away from a police car with its sirens blaring and his motorcycle’s speedometer reaching over 100 mph.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Families huddled in safe rooms assume the sirens will end soon but grow alarmed as the sound of gunfire builds.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Sirens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sirens. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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