alarm bell

Noun

Meaning

the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)

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alarm-bell

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The bell of Hiroshima rings in our hearts not as a funeral knell, but as an alarm bell calling out to actions to protect life on our planet. We were among the first to demolish the nuclear illusions that existed and to unveil the true face of nuclear weapons - the weapons of genocide. Yevgeniy Chazov

Just because it's a challenge to rouse yourself from slumber each and every morning, though, doesn't mean that you should revert to the old-school methodology of a blaring alarm bell and brutal wake-up techniques. Source: Internet

We have had a string of warnings from Bank of England members last week: Broadbent, Carney, Tenreyo, Vlieghe and Saunderswere all sounding the alarm bell in favour of weaker interest rates coming for the UK. Source: Internet

OTTAWA — Lou Burri says a body stored in a hospital conference room first set an alarm bell ringing in his head last October. Source: Internet

The absence of a federal alarm bell sowed confusion, slowed reaction at the state level and left local authorities without vital medical equipment — equipment that is still lacking, despite Trump’s power to command their production. Source: Internet

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