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alert

[uh-lurt] / əˈlɜrt /






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However, he said other collaboration with US continues, adding: "Intelligence data keeps flowing, and the issue is solely with the air raid alert component."

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The alert remained in effect for several hours and was lifted about 9:30 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

They arrived "bright, alert and responsive" and quickly began "vocalising to the females on the other side of the gate", he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Fires in Indonesia that have sent toxic smoke and disrupted daily life across Southeast Asia have triggered the highest-level alert by the regional bloc's meteorological monitor.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

“We have to build up your stamina. Missions rarely follow a schedule, and you need to stay alert despite limited rest.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Air raid alerts, which sound around the clock and can last hours, complicate repairs, he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

I enabled alerts in the Health app when the feature rolled out last year, and have never gotten one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Their earliest soft X-ray emission has been far more difficult to observe because most narrow-field X-ray telescopes depend on gamma-ray alerts to locate a burst before turning toward it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

"ChatGPT for Teens could give parents false confidence in guardrails and safety alerts that frequently don't work," Tom Siegel, who leads the Youth AI Safety Institute within Common Sense, said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Mitch said as alerts beeped and lights flashed across all the consoles.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Orantes also expressed frustration with the handling of her father’s arrest — to which federal authorities had clearly alerted some media, who were brought along for the raid.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

He might simply have alerted the local authorities to a feral, barefoot witch roaming his property.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Sheila Miller, a spokesperson at the Bend Police Department, told journalists that officers were alerted to respond to a critical scene at 1:00 pm local time, and that police arrived about two minutes later.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

When he was alerted to the accusations, referee Edward Duckworth had lengthy discussions with both sets of coaches and paused the match while he waited to pass a message on to Millwall's safety officer.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

At least then she would have been alerted to the danger—and maybe she would have come back before it was too late.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

In February, Canadian law enforcement named Jesse Van Rootselaar as the suspect in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, months after OpenAI employees had considered alerting law enforcement about Van Rootselaar’s interactions with the company’s chatbot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

For Lapointe, alerting scientists to the crater has become an unforgettable experience.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Hospital managers have apologised for the significant delays in alerting police about Letby, the paper reports.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Far-right activist Laura Loomer, who has feuded publicly with Yiannopoulos, celebrated his detention and claimed credit for alerting federal authorities to his immigration status in multiple posts on X.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

A faint ding rings out, alerting me that I’ve just downloaded something into my account.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu


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