alert
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An emergency alert issued on Friday evening urged people not to start fires, including disposable barbecues, firepits, garden incinerators or fireworks.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Local authorities issued a level five emergency warning, its highest alert, on Thursday.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Viral social media posts claim peptides can offer a range of seemingly miraculous benefits including glowing skin, stronger muscles, deeper sleep, a more alert mind -- and even provide an avenue to prevent ageing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Cliché alert: The two become very close and things become very messy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
I sniff around, suddenly alert, but then realize I forgot to introduce him.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
At a certain point, the alerts begin to blur together.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Amber heat-health alerts issued by the UK Health Security Agency remain in force across all of England until 21:00 BST, warning of ongoing significant impacts across health and social care services.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
One thing I’ve done is to turn off all my alerts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The software also sends reminder emails and phone alerts to prompt people to keep up with categorizing transactions that are automatically pulled in or inputting new ones manually.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Then I noticed the alerts on her screen.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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
Dudamel’s fame, moreover, alerted the classical music world around the globe to the rich talent El Sistema has produced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Local media reported that their outfits originally led police to believe that the victim was a delivery driver, but officials were later alerted to his identity.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The AMN said it was alerted to Strong getting into difficulties in the water off the Atlantic coast in southern Portugal at 11.33 BST on Monday.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
She quickly alerted our parents, and my uncle went to investigate.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Activists have been building maps alerting people where the cameras are.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
"We drove all night," said his cousin, Paola Chacón, whose brother had received the phone call first alerting the family that Serrano Lopez had returned to Venezuela.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 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
One pathway works quickly through the nervous system, rapidly alerting the brain that essential amino acids are lacking.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
“She did sell her house, buy an RV, and take you across four state lines without alerting either of us to her sickness.”
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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