alert
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This week, temperatures are as high as 95 degrees in the city, prompting a heat alert.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
"Prefects will issue decrees banning alcohol consumption in public spaces in the departments under red alert," the government said in a statement following a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu.
From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026
Britain, France, Switzerland, Germany, Spain have all raised alert levels for the coming days, as have some cities in northern and central Italy.
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
Ukraine's neighbour Poland said its scrambled fighter jets and placed ground-based air defence systems on alert in a "preventive" response to Russian strikes in Kyiv.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
Dad was relaxed before, but now his posture is stiff and on high alert.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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