alerted
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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
OpenAI alerted the FBI after discovering the device, and Alfozan was arrested last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
She alerted her husband when she began to feel an acute pain followed by a tingling sensation in her right arm.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
That would help make sure you all know where your mother’s finances are going and can be alerted to any unusual transactions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Their presence in Africa would astonish us, if the presence of Indonesian people on Madagascar had not already alerted us to Africa’s prehistoric Asian connection.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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