alert
Example Sentences
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The bank urged customers to "stay alert" when booking a trip.
From BBC
Since the outbreak of the war of the Middle East, European countries have been on high alert for potential attacks on Iranian dissidents, Jewish places of worship and US-Israeli assets.
From Barron's
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
She said there had been no warning ahead of the strike, and that the family would have fled had they been alerted.
From BBC
"If a match is found, the scanner will be given clear instructions on how to alert KitKat who will then share the evidence appropriately," it said.
From Barron's
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