alerted
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This had alerted the Daily Mail and Mail Online to the fact that he was in Cyprus.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Yet in going down that route, they were alerted to another French centre-back in Jacquet, who was playing for Rennes.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Orantes also expressed frustration with the handling of her father’s arrest — to which federal authorities had clearly alerted some media, who were brought along for the raid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Sheila Miller, a spokesperson at the Bend Police Department, told journalists that officers were alerted to respond to a critical scene at 1:00 pm local time, and that police arrived about two minutes later.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
At least then she would have been alerted to the danger—and maybe she would have come back before it was too late.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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