alerted
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Soon after, they alerted police to the discovery and explained that keeping it for themselves was not an option.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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
A moderator error caused a delay in the removal, TikTok said, but the company alerted law enforcement to the situation, closed several subsequent streams within 90 seconds, and banned the account.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
“We proactively alerted law enforcement to the situation to help get the individual support,” the statement said, adding that the platform banned Hilton’s account.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
“They would have alerted you, but we gleaned them,” one of the other scythes said—a woman in green with PanAsian leanings.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
