alert
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Already, some school districts are on high alert.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Perhaps that was a self-negating prophecy, since warnings like his might have helped put the country on alert and prevented attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
She says: "Without fail, after a snoring-induced wake up I would feel on incredibly high alert."
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
France's national warning center, meanwhile, is designed to send its initial alert to authorities within 15 minutes of a potentially dangerous earthquake.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Holographic signs flash to tell drivers they’re going too fast or to alert them of an exit approaching.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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The California attorney general in February opened a civil rights investigation into potential disparities in the fire response, looking particularly at delays in evacuation alerts and resource allocation between west and east Altadena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Could Pavlovian ping alerts be fueling a collective attention deficit disorder?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
On Saturday night, Saudi authorities said a Houthi projectile fell in an area near the border, hours after issuing alerts warning of the risk of possible attacks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Analysis by BBC Verify has shown the capital Kyiv has now suffered more air raid alerts than at any time since 2022 – on average 10 times a day.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The gesture of his head towards the window alerts her.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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The group also alerted AFP to additional inauthentic video reports that emerged Monday, seeking to discredit MS NOW's debunking of the celebrity deepfakes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
They told BBC London they had been alerted by neighbours banging on their doors and telling them to leave the building during the early hours of Saturday.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Brands Inc., about cyclospora weeks before the company officially alerted consumers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
As he fled the officers, he alerted his friends at home, who called 911.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
They were alerted of a Russian approach—maybe someone at the door or a sound from outside.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman apologized to the people of Tumbler Ridge in April for not alerting police to the suspect’s activity on ChatGPT.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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
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
As a result, cells displayed fewer signals capable of alerting T cells to cancer-related or viral proteins.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Oh, we’re shucked for good now,” Minho whispered, his reaction alerting Thomas to how grave the situation really was.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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