alert
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The results of his blood test didn't raise an alert.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
While the inconvenience and brutality has certainly kept us angry and alert, there’s little proof it has made us safer.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
They tried but failed, as alert passengers stopped the December 2001 “shoe bomber” and the security measures put in place after 9/11 exposed other plots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
For the French Riviera, the lesson is straightforward: an alert is valuable, but knowing where to go can be just as important.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Mama’s consciousness was the last thing to go, her eyes remaining open and alert, looking lovingly at each one of us until very slowly they closed and we were sure she was gone forever.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Could Pavlovian ping alerts be fueling a collective attention deficit disorder?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
That is why researchers and local officials around Nice are doing more than improving alerts.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
During alerts, many businesses and institutions close and the metro service is restricted, causing gridlock on the roads and people to gather outside on the street.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
According to a BBC Verify analysis, Kyiv is suffering more daily air raid alerts than at any time since Russia's invasion in 2022.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Mitch said as alerts beeped and lights flashed across all the consoles.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
They told BBC London they had been alerted by neighbours banging on their doors and telling them to leave the building during the early hours of Saturday.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
After a Santa Cruz paleontologist was alerted of the find, he raced to the beach only to find the tooth gone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
As he fled the officers, he alerted his friends at home, who called 911.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The company said it alerted the collection agency in question as well as the credit bureaus to the mistake.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
My answer seems to satisfy them, but now both of them have been alerted to my eating patterns, and watch my plate like it’s a time bomb.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Over the past several years, Russia has compiled a database of all men of military age eligible to serve, and has started alerting those who have to appear at the recruitment office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Activists have been building maps alerting people where the cameras are.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
As a result, cells displayed fewer signals capable of alerting T cells to cancer-related or viral proteins.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
It says UK water companies keep pollution alerts active for varying periods so "for the safety of water users, SAS follows the precautionary approach to keep the current alerting system in place at 48 hours".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
She placed a hand on my chest, suspending my descent, alerting me that she’d heard it too.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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