alert
Example Sentences
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The Met Office has warned that travel delays on the roads are likely during the amber alert, and that snow could result in vehicle strandings.
From BBC
Shortly after midnight, authorities released a rare country-wide alert on mobile phones warning people not to call overwhelmed emergency services unless lives were at risk.
From Barron's
Overnight on Wednesday air alerts briefly rang out in the capital as a drone approached, but no hits or damage were reported.
From BBC
Residents received faulty emergency alerts, exposing early on the systemic failures in preparedness, evacuation protocols and emergency response.
From Los Angeles Times
You may be able to add an “alert” to your bank account, notifying the bank of any named person, aka bad actor, who should never and will never have access to your account.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.