alerted
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The Daily Express writes that Meghan Markle's "half-brother Thomas Markle Jr reportedly alerted police" about the allegations.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The charges against Strange arose after studio employees alerted the FBI of the theft in January 2025, alleging the unfinished releases were shared to a number of online platforms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Police had been alerted to three suspicious vehicles near the US airbase in Gloucestershire in the early hours of 27 September - a major incident was subsequently declared and dozens of homes evacuated.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 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
News that Powers had not landed as planned in Norway jolted the CIA, and the president was alerted immediately that the U-2 spy plane had almost certainly gone down.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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