alerted
Example Sentences
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“Commercial satellite companies, which provide the government with services, have detected Chinese activities and have alerted us. Otherwise, we’d be clueless about a lot of what’s going on.”
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio performed a service two years ago when he alerted the public to a Russian nuclear anti-satellite weapon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The group also alerted AFP to additional inauthentic video reports that emerged Monday, seeking to discredit MS NOW's debunking of the celebrity deepfakes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Search and rescue ships and a helicopter have been deployed to the scene and all other vessels in that area of the Java Sea have been alerted to report signs of any passengers.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
By the time I alerted authorities, Katz would have been missing for four or five days.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
