be alert
Example Sentences
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But policymakers will be alert to signs that the energy shock is spilling over.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The Met had earlier promised an increased police presence in response to the protest, adding officers would be "alert to any behaviour that crosses the line from protest into criminality".
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Schnabel said the experience of 2022 has taught policymakers what to look out for as warning signs when they are assessing the impact of an energy shock, and they should be alert.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Though current risks from stablecoins were "limited", the economists said, their "rapid growth" meant regulators had to be alert to potential dangers.
From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025
No matter how normal that is for me, I can’t get myself to stop shaking ’cause I can be alert as all hell right now and it won’t change what’s going down mad soon.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
