as in sirens
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive
Greta Garbo, one of the most famous temptresses ever to appear on screen, died in 1990
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sirens
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The answer became weather alert sirens, similar to what's already installed in Ellicott City, Maryland.—
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CBS News,
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You can still be cited for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle if an officer finds your use of headphones contributed to you missing the sirens.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Temptresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temptresses. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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