alerted

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Victims alerted authorities after spotting her working openly as a hairdresser in an upscale neighborhood in central Damascus, where she posted photos of her hairstyles online.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

A survivor who had managed to escape alerted the authorities about those still trapped, according to reports.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Miedecke alerted authorities to the potential of fraud, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The WHO has said it was alerted to the emergence of a highly lethal disease on May 5, with the first positive Ebola test on May 15.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Pattie assumed that relatives would fly into town or that family friends would, once alerted, take over.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan