alert
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It puts them on high alert for danger, but leaves their nose, temporarily, colder.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
United and Delta airlines have posted updates on their websites to alert passengers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
The incident marked only the second time such an alert was given in US airspace since the 9/11 attacks.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
Speaking at a regular news conference, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama called recent yen movements “one-sided and rapid,” comments that will put markets on alert for potential action to prop up the yen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
“Just so you know, these computers are highly classified. If you put in the wrong password even once, it’ll alert security. So...no pressure.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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It comes as the first cold health alerts of the season cover parts of England into Saturday afternoon.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Tensions across the Middle East remain elevated, with Saudi Arabia issuing alerts of potential danger in Red Sea oil export Yanbu, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
"We have seen a rise in concerns and alerts from local groups since recent planning reforms."
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
The post did not cause major news outlets to send alerts.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
I have only a minute or two, at most, before Brennar alerts everyone of what happened to him and then security resets me out of the game.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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In the days after Keaton's death, police reassured Louise airports had been alerted and the suspect would be stopped if he tried to leave the country.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
The disruptions were brief, however, in part because a message board funded by the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, alerted election officials that the FBI had deemed the threats not credible.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
A passerby alerted State Parks to the nest on Sunday, a spokesperson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Kelly found her husband unresponsive, alerted authorities and administered CPR.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The White House press officer alerted television networks that President Johnson wanted air time that night to make an important statement on Vietnam.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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He broke into a different office by mistake, setting off an alarm and alerting the Cambridge Police Department, who arrested him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Its presence can serve as a warning signal, alerting the immune system that a virus may have entered the cell.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
It adds that in "none of these cases did the agent actually pursue alerting humans at all".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Far-right activist Laura Loomer, who has feuded publicly with Yiannopoulos, celebrated his detention and claimed credit for alerting federal authorities to his immigration status in multiple posts on X.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
I am not a congenitally fearful person, for which you can blame or credit my mother, who never got around to alerting me to any special vulnerabilities that went with being a girl.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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