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alert

[uh-lurt] / əˈlɜrt /






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A woman was arrested early Saturday for allegedly starting a brush fire in the Angeles National Forest during a red-flag alert that had forecasters warning of critical fire weather.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

"We were surprised that this situation occurred, we are not very familiar with these kind of movements and we will be alert for the future."

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Sign up to get an alert every time Jacob publishes an article.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's minister for economy, trade and industry, said Friday that Tokyo had been "on alert" to the risk to Japanese interests in Russia.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Intercom allows calling for help in case of a health alert.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Tensions across the Middle East remain elevated, with Saudi Arabia issuing alerts of potential danger in Red Sea oil export Yanbu, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The post did not cause major news outlets to send alerts.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

Among the measures announced by Puente was the creation of software for control centres that would issue automatic alerts and make it easier to spot anomalies in traffic.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

A few hours later, Russia said its equivalent app had also issued false alerts, with both countries claiming their systems had been hacked.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

“I set my glasses to receive media alerts about us. We must’ve made the news again.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

The disruptions were brief, however, in part because a message board funded by the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, alerted election officials that the FBI had deemed the threats not credible.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

Kelly found her husband unresponsive, alerted authorities and administered CPR.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The group alerted the exchange’s top executives, who convened a crisis team of some 100 employees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Daily Express writes that Meghan Markle's "half-brother Thomas Markle Jr reportedly alerted police" about the allegations.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The White House press officer alerted television networks that President Johnson wanted air time that night to make an important statement on Vietnam.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

He broke into a different office by mistake, setting off an alarm and alerting the Cambridge Police Department, who arrested him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Its presence can serve as a warning signal, alerting the immune system that a virus may have entered the cell.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Hospital managers have apologised for the significant delays in alerting police about Letby, the paper reports.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

"Thank you for alerting me, Mrs. Viboon. I will see that he learns his lesson."

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat


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