alerted
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Rio Ferdinand, Mark Viduka, Jason Wilcox, even former manager David O'Leary were among those alerted to new messages in their Leeds United WhatsApp group.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The Mariners had alerted him after the first pick — infielder Eli Willits, by the Washington Nationals — that they would take him with the third, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
His comrades now say that he never made any specific threats, adding they alerted authorities out of an abundance of caution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
It was also likely a means to galvanize himself against how that experience alerted him to the omnipresent nearness of death.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
Miep had also found a note under the warehouse door from Sleegers, the night watchman, who had noticed the hole and alerted the police.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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