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alert

[uh-lurt] / əˈlɜrt /






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France’s cybersecurity agency issued an alert about refrigeration-system controllers made by Danfoss, a Danish maker of refrigeration equipment, and U.S.-based Copeland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The organisation advises people to arrange a meeting to see their pet in person before handing over any money, and to "stay alert" to criminals.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Hungary's defence minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi said on Facebook that on Monday NATO's air defence alert service had issued an alert for the Wizz Air flight from Luton.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Campbell is said to have been breathing and alert when he was taken to the hospital.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Now more alert than he had been downstairs, Garfield spoke calming words to his son.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

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

The alerts included some messages written in Russian, and one included a link to a Telegram channel apparently owned by a hacker group.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The Air Alert app is supported by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, and informs users instantly about the beginning and end of defence alerts.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

County sent erroneous evacuation alerts during last year’s L.A. fires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

“You said the Butterfly alerts went off on campus, right?” she asked.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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

This had alerted the Daily Mail and Mail Online to the fact that he was in Cyprus.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The charges against Strange arose after studio employees alerted the FBI of the theft in January 2025, alleging the unfinished releases were shared to a number of online platforms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Senegal last month alerted international bondholders and Chinese state-owned banks that it would need debt relief.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

But if they had been alerted to the plan, their anxiety could have counteracted the sedative.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Battlefield drone operators also have good reason to keep the noise down, to avoid alerting the enemy of the approach of their unmanned vehicles.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

For Lapointe, alerting scientists to the crater has become an unforgettable experience.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 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

The bus had its warning lights on and its signs out, alerting drivers it had stopped.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel


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