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This week, millions of Brits were sent a phone alert warning them against starting wildfires, scientists found giant whales were moving to Greenland, and there were courtroom clashes during Tupac's murder trial.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

“There was very little time between the air raid alert and the explosions,” Petrov said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

A huge area has been blanketed by a thick plume of yellowish smoke, with fumes detected as far as eastern France, where authorities issued an air-pollution alert.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

That, in itself, could be one reason investors should stay on high alert.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

So I remained on high alert all that afternoon and evening.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

The site alerts users when someone has viewed their profile—which can either help or hurt your dating plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

It added that the remaining 0.02% margin is not a "real-world misidentification rate", but a boundary where additional human checks filter out potential errors before alerts are sent.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

It is vital the devices stay hidden, she said, before adding: "We would urge the government to forewarn the public that alerts might be issued, when possible."

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

At a certain point, the alerts begin to blur together.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

This alerts us to a feature of Brunelleschi’s peep-show I have not previously mentioned: he stood, according to Manetti, inside the porch of the cathedral.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Rescuers were alerted after the jet ski was not returned at the agreed time.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

The FAA review found that an air-traffic controller alerted Marine One about the American Airlines jet, which was taking off for Pensacola, Fla., but didn’t notify the plane’s pilots of the helicopter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

They were alerted to their evacuation just the day before by Italy's consulate in Jerusalem.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Montrose Search and Rescue and the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team were alerted to the victim, who was in the Bear Canyon area but whose exact location was unknown, officials stated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

A flash of light illuminates them both for an instant, and then every player is alerted that our Artifact is now in Hammie’s hands.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

About 40 notice boards alerting visitors to blue-green algae blooms, which can produce toxins that make humans ill and be fatal to pets, will be installed at Windermere, in the Lake District.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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

The carriages’ union blamed the Central Park Conservancy for not alerting them to the potential health hazard for the horses.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

This is ostensibly a courtesy to avoid alerting current co-workers that you are job hunting, but it means people you rub the wrong way could ding you years later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

The bus had its warning lights on and its signs out, alerting drivers it had stopped.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel