alert
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Type I interferons are signaling proteins that help alert cells when an infection is developing and form an important part of the body's early defenses against viruses and other pathogens.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
It was only older ChatGPT accounts with "weeks of accumulated conversation history on sensitive topics" that would result in a parental alert.
From BBC ● 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
Our system will alert us to any particular part of the ground that may contain minerals or rocks of special interest.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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The major AI firm rolled out many teen safety guardrails in August, including curbs on emotional dependence and new parental alerts for problematic use.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
She is among an increasing number of Ukrainian passengers facing disruption and long delays, as air raid alerts trigger emergency evacuations far from the battlegrounds of the east.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
As The Times first reported in January 2025, west Altadena evacuation alerts came “as the fire approached and, in some cases, after it had already begun impacting the area,” the report found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Major airlines including JetBlue, United and American issued travel alerts allowing passengers to change their flights without incurring fees.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Mitch said as alerts beeped and lights flashed across all the consoles.
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
The five men in question were arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after police were alerted to "three suspicious vehicles" in Whelford, a village which lies directly east of the base.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
She alerted, nodded, then smiled, and he gave her a cookie.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
For Lapointe, alerting scientists to the crater has become an unforgettable experience.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Hospital managers have apologised for the significant delays in alerting police about Letby, the paper reports.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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
The company plans to introduce a “nudge” feature alerting people when others flag their posts as AI-like.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Not exactly clean of us, but it was better than alerting the management they had hosted a bunch of squatters for the night.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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