be alert

Example Sentences

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The price spike happened too recently for the quarterly data to reflect its impact, but investors will be alert for any management commentary and forecasts that address the affect on consumer behavior.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Security Minister Dan Jarvis said people should be "alert and vigilant" but not "alarmed".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

That means investors trying to predict where Bitcoin goes next will have to be alert to where the U.S.-Iran talks go and how durable any agreement reached appears to be.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“Directors should be alert and speak up is all that I can advise.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Stanton ordered troops to turn out into the streets, the guards to be doubled, military forts to be alert, guns manned, and special guards to be posted around the Old Capitol Prison.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson