be alert

Example Sentences

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But policymakers will be alert to signs that the energy shock is spilling over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The Met had earlier promised an increased police presence in response to the protest, adding officers would be "alert to any behaviour that crosses the line from protest into criminality".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

“We have to be alert to second round effects but there are risks on both sides.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Nvidia earnings ought to quell any major AI fears for now, but investors need to be alert for signs of who will be the winners and the losers.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Stanton ordered troops to turn out into the streets, the guards to be doubled, military forts to be alert, guns manned, and special guards to be posted around the Old Capitol Prison.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson