alerted
Example Sentences
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The links remained on the Scottish Borders Council website until officials were alerted to the issue by the BBC earlier this month.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Rescuers were alerted after the jet ski was not returned at the agreed time.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The FAA review found that an air-traffic controller alerted Marine One about the American Airlines jet, which was taking off for Pensacola, Fla., but didn’t notify the plane’s pilots of the helicopter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
They were alerted to their evacuation just the day before by Italy's consulate in Jerusalem.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
News that Powers had not landed as planned in Norway jolted the CIA, and the president was alerted immediately that the U-2 spy plane had almost certainly gone down.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
