The word klaxon has appeared in four articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on June 14 in “He Was a Revolutionary at the Birth of a Nation. Does Anyone Care?” by Alex Traub:
Shortly thereafter, the headliner, a Bangladeshi American rapper named Anik Khan, paused between songs. He announced a special guest: someone who had grown up in a village, recited poetry in front of thousands, started a successful business, enjoyed the services of a personal driver — and then left it all behind to become a driver for other people while living in a one-bedroom apartment with six people in Queens.
“If it’s OK,” Anik said, “I’d love to bring out my father to do one of his poems.”
To the sound of a blaring klaxon and shrieks from the crowd, Mr. Khan emerged. Anik was sporting cornrows and an unbuttoned short-sleeve shirt; his father wore pointed slippers, a white kurta and a green shawl with golden trim. Turning toward the hip-hop fans, Golam folded his hands in the traditional South Asian sign of respect.
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