alerted
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Sheila Miller, a spokesperson at the Bend Police Department, told journalists that officers were alerted to respond to a critical scene at 1:00 pm local time, and that police arrived about two minutes later.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Emergency services were alerted, and the teenage boy and the man now under investigation with him were found a block away a short time later.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
That would help make sure you all know where your mother’s finances are going and can be alerted to any unusual transactions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
The artificial-intelligence giant alerted Philadelphia police two months after one of its models submitted the false information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
“You used that bonkers machete spell! The plan was to catch it by surprise, and instead you alerted everyone we were here!”
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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