alert
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French authorities issued an orange alert for thunderstorms in large parts of the country's south-west, which have already been hit by power outages and transport disruptions.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Dog owners have been put on alert after suspected palm oil washed up on a Merseyside beach.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
On Wednesday, the government of Honduras placed 80 percent of that Central American country on drought alert.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Scientists home in on unique mutations on the cancer cells that are likely to alert the immune system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
All three Marvellian cities have been on high alert for unusual activity and have enabled extra security precautions until she has been caught.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Russian authorities could boost those alerts to men across the country, raising the number in stages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The site alerts users when someone has viewed their profile—which can either help or hurt your dating plans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“LinkedIn’s low-key a snitch for that,” Istomin said about the alerts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Facewatch said alerts remain visible on staff devices for up to an hour, and that it logs all misidentifications.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“You said the Butterfly alerts went off on campus, right?” she asked.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
A garlicky smell once alerted him to the presence of arsenic in sugar, while the spill of a concentrated solution cut through clothing “like the blow of a scimitar.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The local authority removed the links when alerted to the situation by the BBC, but did not respond to a request for comment.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The links remained on the Scottish Borders Council website until officials were alerted to the issue by the BBC earlier this month.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Earlier this year, Main Street Sports Group alerted the NBA, National Hockey League and Major League Baseball that it would cease operations, leaving teams scrambling to cobble together TV coverage for their games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
But if they had been alerted to the plan, their anxiety could have counteracted the sedative.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Activists have been building maps alerting people where the cameras are.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
About 40 notice boards alerting visitors to blue-green algae blooms, which can produce toxins that make humans ill and be fatal to pets, will be installed at Windermere, in the Lake District.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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
“We will be definitely alerting those courts to this new development,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said on Newsmax after the Supreme Court opinion was issued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Or alerting anyone that she was interested in it, she realized, thinking about those men who must know she’s Surly Wombat.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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