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alert

[uh-lurt] / əˈlɜrt /






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The US Embassy in France has issued an alert advising its citizens to avoid areas affected by the recent demonstrations.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Hours later, authorities issued a tactical alert about 5:30 p.m. following a report of “more than 100 young adults being unruly” near Crenshaw and Martin Luther King boulevards, Eisenman says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

A new system, currently under testing, is being implemented to protect patient records in future and alert the trust of potential breaches.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The alert level is triggered when there is a "high risk of severe transboundary haze in the region" and is reserved for widespread moderate to dense smoke haze, observed over two or more consecutive days.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

He had artfully arranged the plates to resemble Mama Woof, with fried eggs for her yellow wolf eyes, crisp bacon strips for whiskers, and two halves of buttered brown toast for her alert, upright ears.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Residents across the city said they heard at least five huge booms Thursday morning but received no alerts or warnings on their phones from authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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

After dangerous discussions that went as long as an hour, only a handful of alerts were sent to the accounts registered as the users’ parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

She said the Israeli embassy had "face various security alerts in recent times" and security measures were in place to "ensure the site and the wider community is kept as safe as possible".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

A pleasant ding echoes around the suite, and a light near my bed’s headrest alerts me to an incoming call.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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

Senegal last month alerted international bondholders and Chinese state-owned banks that it would need debt relief.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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

Waterford Fire Service said it was alerted to the fire at 05:13 local time and its crews arrived to a well-developed fire at a two-storey house.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

She quickly alerted our parents, and my uncle went to investigate.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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

Its products also recently started recognizing designated people and alerting the homeowner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

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 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


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