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alert

[uh-lurt] / əˈlɜrt /






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Residents in Lithuania's capital were forced to take shelter across Vilnius in May after a drone alert was triggered, briefly grounding flights and rail travel.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Already, some school districts are on high alert.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

Ms. Korsgaard is alert to what such sights might teach her, but she can’t sit still for long.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Such systems might alert clinicians when a new medication appears to be treating a known side effect of an existing drug, giving them an opportunity to reconsider the treatment plan before adding another prescription.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

Intercom allows calling for help in case of a health alert.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The California attorney general in February opened a civil rights investigation into potential disparities in the fire response, looking particularly at delays in evacuation alerts and resource allocation between west and east Altadena.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Could Pavlovian ping alerts be fueling a collective attention deficit disorder?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

On Saturday night, Saudi authorities said a Houthi projectile fell in an area near the border, hours after issuing alerts warning of the risk of possible attacks.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

Requirements include evacuation maps, public education, an approved response plan, and reliable ways to receive and distribute official alerts around the clock.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

It was decided the open floor plan should be less professional, and bright, like a day care, so the heralds wouldn’t drive themselves crazy as they delivered End Day alerts in cramped cubicles.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

The group also alerted AFP to additional inauthentic video reports that emerged Monday, seeking to discredit MS NOW's debunking of the celebrity deepfakes.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

Residents said they had been alerted to the emergency by neighbours, who went along the corridors banging on doors and telling people to get out of the building.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

As he fled the officers, he alerted his friends at home, who called 911.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Around 5:20 p.m., officials were alerted to a Cessna plane that caught fire when it crash-landed onto one of three airstrips at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Word of the French moves alerted the militia.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

At one point, after alerting readers that its PayPal account had been frozen, Clark’s company announced on its website that it was “crowdsourcing” funding.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Activists have been building maps alerting people where the cameras are.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

About 40 notice boards alerting visitors to blue-green algae blooms, which can produce toxins that make humans ill and be fatal to pets, will be installed at Windermere, in the Lake District.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

As a result, cells displayed fewer signals capable of alerting T cells to cancer-related or viral proteins.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

But it’s difficult to bring enough water without alerting Mrs. Krajewska, since the well sits directly outside her window.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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