alerted
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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
The WHO was alerted to the emergence of a high-mortality disease on May 5 after the deaths of, among others, four healthcare workers in four days in the area of Mongbwalu.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
About 500 school-board approved layoffs, many in technology support, are in process and an additional, still unclear, number of workers on temporary contracts have been alerted they will not be renewed.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
He also alerted subscribers to the Crashes of 1927 and 1928.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Within two hours of the U-boat landing, the Coast Guard alerted the FBI.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
