alert
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California authorities had in early September issued an Amber alert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
“It’s in Siberia. Unless someone gets on a plane and gets to the U.S., it is low risk. We should be alert but not panicked.”
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
With six player possibilities, he better be specific as to which Jaden, Jayden or Jaiden he’s trying to alert when shouting the name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Putting on her apron in her market stall, Yaniuk ignores the voice from a loudspeaker announcing the next air-raid alert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Wolf swerved to investigate something, and Torak was instantly alert.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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After dangerous discussions that went as long as an hour, only a handful of alerts were sent to the accounts registered as the users’ parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
At the Yeezy beauty salon in downtown Kyiv, no clients have canceled their appointments today, despite five air-raid alerts so far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
They cautioned that radio frequency interference could disrupt measurements, reduce data quality or availability and thereby compromise the reliability of forecasts and alerts, affecting authorities' ability to prepare for and respond to environmental hazards.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
"Rapid alerts about missile and drone threats are essential - they save lives. This is critical civilian infrastructure... It is not a military target. It is essential to keeping everyday life functioning," Sybiha said.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Every step of the way would have had beeping alarms, alerts, and warnings.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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She said someone who went fishing in the swamp alerted the nearby naval base and people in the town about the crash.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
He does not know if or when Walker was alerted to that possibility, or if that was the reason for the killings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Although students were alerted to the allegations, they never received the results of the school’s investigation.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
A further twist emerged Monday after officials said that police were alerted to the plot in the early hours of Sunday by one of the arrested suspects, who called emergency services to tip them off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Maybe they’ve already alerted the police or the road department or whomever would need to authorize a crew to get us out of here.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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For Lapointe, alerting scientists to the crater has become an unforgettable experience.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
It adds that in "none of these cases did the agent actually pursue alerting humans at all".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Far-right activist Laura Loomer, who has feuded publicly with Yiannopoulos, celebrated his detention and claimed credit for alerting federal authorities to his immigration status in multiple posts on X.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Question: “Do you recall alerting him to that heightened sensitivity?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The bus had its warning lights on and its signs out, alerting drivers it had stopped.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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