alert
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The Geneva-based WHO said early on Sunday the outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola constituted a "public health emergency of international concern" -- the second-highest level of alert under international health regulations.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
By chance, Gibson arrived early at a solicitor's office in Blyth, Northumberland, and was stunned to see the pair chatting outside, with John sitting "upright and alert" as he was being pushed along the street.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
As pertinent as stupidity is another human tendency, to be unable to remain permanently on high alert.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Mott set off a security alarm when he jumped the fence, but the operator on duty mistook the cause of the alert as a herd of deer just outside the fence.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
“Didn’t you get the alert? Moreau is free! The person who has the Black Book isn’t simply some apprentice magician. It’s one of the Night Brothers!!”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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