alert
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NWS said in its alert: "Prepare immediately for significant inundation in low-lying areas near the shore, including roads underwater and impacts to homes and businesses."
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
It took 19 minutes from the time the fatal shot was fired for campus officials to send the first active shooter alert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"I am deeply sorry that we did not alert law enforcement," Altman wrote in an open letter.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
A strengthening hurricane in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s coast has forecasters on high alert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
That it helps keep her brain alert or something like that.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
When Russia has launched attacks on the western part of that country, that has also triggered air alerts in this Polish region.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The student body president called the alerts “delayed and inconsistent,” and said they confused the recipients, according to the report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
You should also set up any alerts available, even for everyday transactions.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
On Sunday, US embassies across the Middle East issued new security alerts as fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed coalition in Yemen intensified.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
A soldier alerts my mother that she’s needed in the first- aid station.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
But at least by being alerted to the scam, they could start taking the necessary steps.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
As the volcano’s activity continues to ramp up, high-level decision-makers are alerted that this situation could become a major catastrophe.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Philippines Red Cross said it was alerted to the incident at 14:00 local time and had dispatched an ambulance with four paramedics to provide life-saving assistance.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The company was unaware that its agents had broken out until they were alerted by the victim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The small children, alerted by the sound, came scrambling from everywhere.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
For Lapointe, alerting scientists to the crater has become an unforgettable experience.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
It adds that in "none of these cases did the agent actually pursue alerting humans at all".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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
The company plans to introduce a “nudge” feature alerting people when others flag their posts as AI-like.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Supposedly, if they tossed one in the air, it would shoot upward in a streak of white phosphorus, alerting the Argo II that the team was in trouble.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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