alert
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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
A huge area at the border 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. 17, 2026
The notification was the biggest use yet of the emergency alert system and Prime Minister Andy Burnham urged the public to take it "seriously".
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
“I’d be grateful for that. But first I need to alert the authorities that my children are alone on Magpie Island.”
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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The UK government did not comment directly, but said under the Welsh Language Act, it has to send alerts in the Welsh language first and sends alerts bilingually where possible.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
It is vital the devices stay hidden, she said, adding: "We would urge the government to forewarn the public that alerts might be issued, when possible."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Conservative Senedd member for Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg, Andrew RT Davies, also called for changes to future emergency alerts sent to people living in Wales.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
At a certain point, the alerts begin to blur together.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Me and Carlos had this stupid joke that whenever we were going to a party, we would set our text message alerts to a crazy sound effect.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
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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
Montrose Search and Rescue and the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team were alerted to the victim, who was in the Bear Canyon area but whose exact location was unknown, officials stated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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
“Marine 657. Good luck. Crash crew alerted and ready.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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As a result, cells displayed fewer signals capable of alerting T cells to cancer-related or viral proteins.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 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
“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
He could pick from the list without alerting them to the depth of his knowledge.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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