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alert

[uh-lurt] / əˈlɜrt /






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“They tell you to alert the bear to make sure you don’t frighten it. I called, ‘Hey bear!

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The Pasadena community was on high alert Friday after a mountain lion was spotted lounging near an elementary and middle school and a packed graduation ceremony, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

A real-time audio alert will be sent to the assistant if a player is more than 10cm offside.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

That escalation returned an oil market that many analysts had described as complacent to the conflict back on high alert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

She looked more interested, more alert, like a squirrel when she lifts herself on her hind legs and sniffs the air with instinctual intelligence.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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