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alert

[uh-lurt] / əˈlɜrt /






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They include Indigenous ranger teams in Australia and an Argentinian artificial intelligence-powered wildfire detection and alert platform.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Becerra said he would seek to work with local governments to create a functional emergency alert system throughout the state.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

Of whom almost doesn’t matter: Mr. Wilson is a supremely democratic artist, unusually alert to the potential of every person and every moment he encounters.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Amodei's alert came just as Altman said he would not pursue an initial public stock offering this year, saying it would be "ill advised" given the swirling safety concerns.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

She noticed a police sniper crawling into position on a rooftop across the street and pointed it out to Sydney and Kat who nodded silently, as if speaking aloud might alert the criminals.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The Saudi civil defence had earlier issued short-lived air-raid alerts in six regions.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

The California attorney general in February opened a civil rights investigation into potential disparities in the fire response, looking particularly at delays in evacuation alerts and resource allocation between west and east Altadena.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Could Pavlovian ping alerts be fueling a collective attention deficit disorder?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Analysis by BBC Verify has shown the capital Kyiv has now suffered more air raid alerts than at any time since 2022 – on average 10 times a day.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

When I stumble out of my bedroom, still in my nightclothes, a whacking sound alerts me that Mama is on a cleaning tear.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

“Commercial satellite companies, which provide the government with services, have detected Chinese activities and have alerted us. Otherwise, we’d be clueless about a lot of what’s going on.”

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

The group also alerted AFP to additional inauthentic video reports that emerged Monday, seeking to discredit MS NOW's debunking of the celebrity deepfakes.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

Residents said they had been alerted to the emergency by neighbours, who went along the corridors banging on doors and telling people to get out of the building.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

The company alerted emergency services and “cooperated fully” with San Francisco police.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Pet Bulene’s new taxi was parked in front, for Pet had been alerted the night before to take the Williams girls to the morning train for San Francisco.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Over the past several years, Russia has compiled a database of all men of military age eligible to serve, and has started alerting those who have to appear at the recruitment office.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Activists have been building maps alerting people where the cameras are.

From Salon Aug. 14, 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

It says UK water companies keep pollution alerts active for varying periods so "for the safety of water users, SAS follows the precautionary approach to keep the current alerting system in place at 48 hours".

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Was it stealing, to wait as Tree-ear had for more rice to fall before alerting the man that his rice bag was leaking?

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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