alert
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We saw crowds of shop workers from Kyiv's biggest department store hanging around the streets during an alert, forced to leave their work place but not fearful enough to seek shelter.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
"We really hope there will be some assistance or grants for us, so we can be faster, more alert and more responsive," said Sampe.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
He appeared alert, but his hands were covered in thick, wet mud.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
Asked why it did not alert the public sooner, the agency said in an unsigned statement that there had been no reported human contact with the animal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Old Rowdy was always there, and he was always in the lead, ever alert for any danger that might lie in my way.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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During alerts, many businesses and institutions close and the metro service is restricted, causing gridlock on the roads and people to gather outside on the street.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
When another air raid began, some students at the Drahomanov Ukrainian State University in central Kyiv headed underground; others stayed chatting on the street, such is the normality of these alerts.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The women monitor a smartphone app to track alerts for Russian airstrikes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Cases of rabies-infected bats at other national parks produced faster alerts to the public.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
When I stumble out of my bedroom, still in my nightclothes, a whacking sound alerts me that Mama is on a cleaning tear.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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The Nevada Department of Wildlife was alerted of the attack just before 10 a.m., said Kenzie Margiott, a spokesperson for the agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
After the van driver alerted police to the device in his van, the centre was evacuated in what was later described as a hoax bomb alert.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The company said it alerted the collection agency in question as well as the credit bureaus to the mistake.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
I alerted the organizations involved in rescuing monuments threatened by war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Within two hours of the U-boat landing, the Coast Guard alerted the FBI.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
It adds that in "none of these cases did the agent actually pursue alerting humans at all".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Activists have been building maps alerting people where the cameras are.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
As a result, cells displayed fewer signals capable of alerting T cells to cancer-related or viral proteins.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Meta Platforms Inc. is alerting thousands of employees that they’re being laid off, part of a previously announced restructuring aimed at reducing costs while the company invests heavily in artificial intelligence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Declared books are flagged for all users to see, alerting every book sleuth to the hidden book that is now worth double points.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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