alert
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He is now 10 kilometers into Lebanon and when he and other soldiers receive an alert about incoming FPVs, almost always during the day, they are told to immediately go indoors and wait.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
And it’s that emotional space — how Martin’s faraway stare and his attentiveness to his kids’ comfort becomes a growing concern — where Webley’s feature debut wants us: empathetic yet alert.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Officers shifted entirely to neighborhood patrols, providing a short-term campus presence only during a security alert.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
The US embassy in Mali said it was continuing to "closely monitor" the situation, and told citizens to "shelter in place, remain alert... and avoid areas where security operations may be under way".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Pita’s words, her conviction that the donkey could speak and she could understand him, made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up to alert.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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