alerted
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He might simply have alerted the local authorities to a feral, barefoot witch roaming his property.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Sheila Miller, a spokesperson at the Bend Police Department, told journalists that officers were alerted to respond to a critical scene at 1:00 pm local time, and that police arrived about two minutes later.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Senegal last month alerted international bondholders and Chinese state-owned banks that it would need debt relief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Waterford Fire Service said it was alerted to the fire at 05:13 local time and its crews arrived to a well-developed fire at a two-storey house.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
“They would have alerted you, but we gleaned them,” one of the other scythes said—a woman in green with PanAsian leanings.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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