panic button
noun
: something setting off a precipitous emergency response
there was no pushing of panic buttons at the White House, no rushing of troops—
J. C. Harsch
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Advertisement During a June 5 L.A. City Council Transportation Committee meeting, L.A. Department of Transportation officials touted panic buttons on DASH buses, plexiglass surrounding drivers, training, video cameras and radios as measures to keep drivers safe.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
The legislation, a copy of which was exclusively provided to the Daily News, proposes to create a city government program that would dole out grants to small retail businesses for purchasing security equipment like cameras, plexiglass windows and panic buttons.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2024
Nigeria’s swerve toward insecurity has prompted even sober and well-respected analysts to press the panic button.
—Fola Aina, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2021
Back in March 2019, a Massachusetts woman who suffered a serious leg injury after a car crash was aided after using a small charm — featuring a panic button — to request help.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
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Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
The legislation, a copy of which was exclusively provided to the Daily News, proposes to create a city government program that would dole out grants to small retail businesses for purchasing security equipment like cameras, plexiglass windows and panic buttons.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2024
Nigeria’s swerve toward insecurity has prompted even sober and well-respected analysts to press the panic button.
—Fola Aina, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2021
Back in March 2019, a Massachusetts woman who suffered a serious leg injury after a car crash was aided after using a small charm — featuring a panic button — to request help.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
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“Panic button.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panic%20button. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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