alerts
Example Sentences
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Residents across the city said they heard at least five huge booms Thursday morning but received no alerts or warnings on their phones from authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Their earliest soft X-ray emission has been far more difficult to observe because most narrow-field X-ray telescopes depend on gamma-ray alerts to locate a burst before turning toward it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
After dangerous discussions that went as long as an hour, only a handful of alerts were sent to the accounts registered as the users’ parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
She is among an increasing number of Ukrainian passengers facing disruption and long delays, as air raid alerts trigger emergency evacuations far from the battlegrounds of the east.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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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