alert
Example Sentences
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You may be able to add an “alert” to your parents’ bank account, notifying the bank of any named person — AKA bad actor — who should never and will never have access to their account.
From MarketWatch
The alerts, which warn of a rise in deaths particularly among elderly and vulnerable people, cover the North East and North West of England until 12:00 on 5 January.
From BBC
Its forces are on "high alert" to defend Taiwan and "protect our people", the ministry said.
From BBC
Nato governments are on high alert for any signs that Russia is cutting the undersea cables that carry the electronic traffic that keeps Western society going.
From BBC
Guenther, who cares for stray and abandoned animals as chairman of a committee run through the Lytle Creek Community Center, was on alert for non-humans in need of help as well.
From Los Angeles Times
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