alert
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The ground vehicles didn’t have transponders, and their proximity made them difficult for the alert system to track on radar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
While the bank is expected to stand pat next week, policymakers will be on alert for signs that higher energy costs are leading to bigger wage demands and increased prices for other goods and services.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security hasn’t published any national terrorism advisory bulletins, periodic updates to alert the public to the current threat level, since September.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
The Soviet foreign minister, Andrei Gromyko, observed at the time: “Americans put forces on alert so often that it is hard to know what it means.”
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
His head was up and his ears alert, his bushy tail curved high over his back.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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