alert
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Nepal's disaster management authority called on people living near river banks in vulnerable areas to remain alert and take precautions.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The cells then alert the immune system to attack cancer cells carrying the pre-defined targets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The U.S. has been on high alert for foodborne illness this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
On Wednesday, the government of Honduras placed 80 percent of that Central American country on drought alert.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
One afternoon, when she was very alert, one of the letters made her laugh.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
This could include individually assessed exclusion zones around victim's homes or workplaces and alerts that trigger police responses when conditions are breached.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Russian authorities could boost those alerts to men across the country, raising the number in stages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The site alerts users when someone has viewed their profile—which can either help or hurt your dating plans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The company added that suspending a store is a "precautionary measure" to prevent further alerts while staff undergo additional training.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“You said the Butterfly alerts went off on campus, right?” she asked.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
The agency said that it alerted the appropriate Illinois law enforcement agency of its findings, and the Illinois agency did not deem it to be an actionable threat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The other man carried on and was eventually able to get help from a passing motorist, who alerted authorities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Rescuers were alerted after the jet ski was not returned at the agreed time.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The FAA review found that an air-traffic controller alerted Marine One about the American Airlines jet, which was taking off for Pensacola, Fla., but didn’t notify the plane’s pilots of the helicopter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Within two hours of the U-boat landing, the Coast Guard alerted the FBI.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Activists have been building maps alerting people where the cameras are.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 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
Meta Platforms Inc. is alerting thousands of employees that they’re being laid off, part of a previously announced restructuring aimed at reducing costs while the company invests heavily in artificial intelligence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
“We will be definitely alerting those courts to this new development,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said on Newsmax after the Supreme Court opinion was issued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
And the goals get reinforced, or so it seems, by the buzz of an incoming call or text, alerting us to a new development in the narrative of our lives.
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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