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  • past tense form of alert.
  • past participle of alert.
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alerted



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Although students were alerted to the allegations, they never received the results of the school’s investigation.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

But UK defence minister Wes Streeting said the woman only had a "partial picture", implying police were aware of the situation before they were alerted.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Krasner reacted angrily, the judge wrote, warning that anyone who alerted the court to the discord would face “consequences, whatever they may be,” which some lawyers understood to mean potential firing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Initially, we discounted this scenario because we assumed medical staff would be alerted if a diabetic patient had accidentally been given dextrose instead of insulin.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

When he located the woman, and determined that indeed she had MDR, Bayona alerted Farmer.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French



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