alerted
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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
The Daily Express writes that Meghan Markle's "half-brother Thomas Markle Jr reportedly alerted police" about the allegations.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Orantes also expressed frustration with the handling of her father’s arrest — to which federal authorities had clearly alerted some media, who were brought along for the raid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
He might simply have alerted the local authorities to a feral, barefoot witch roaming his property.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The boys hurried to the village and alerted everyone that lions had attacked the cattle.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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