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alert

[uh-lurt] / əˈlɜrt /






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That, in itself, could be one reason investors should stay on high alert.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

A huge area has been blanketed by a thick plume of yellowish smoke, with fumes detected as far as eastern France, where authorities issued an air-pollution alert.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Phil Garrigan, chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council, said on Monday he was grateful to the public for the response to the emergency alert.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Percentage of reports the Treasury Department received flagging transactions tied to suspected human trafficking were filed by money-services businesses, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said in an alert published Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

In spite of this, when he thrust his hands into the new opening, some of the insects were alert enough to sting.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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

It added that the remaining 0.02% margin is not a "real-world misidentification rate", but a boundary where additional human checks filter out potential errors before alerts are sent.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The government advises people to keep emergency alerts switched on as they "contain life-saving information".

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

A drone flying toward the Lithuanian capital Vilnius the following day prompted air-raid alerts in the city.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Then I noticed the alerts on her screen.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Soon after, they alerted police to the discovery and explained that keeping it for themselves was not an option.

From BBC Aug. 14, 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

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

"When platforms are alerted to terrorist content, they must act," she told a press conference in Sydney.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

But publicity generated by the case alerted the world’s reinsurance industry to avoid North Korea, and fraud wound down.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

Activists have been building maps alerting people where the cameras are.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Around 2 p.m., the sheriff’s department lead supervisor on the scene texted Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, alerting him to a missing-person case.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 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 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

Ella hoped the rotties were quiet enough to avoid alerting Aunt Sera.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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