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alert

[uh-lurt] / əˈlɜrt /






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The Gironde region remains under a red alert, with some leisure sites in exposed forest areas to be closed on Thursday afternoon and evening.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Fresh fighting in the Middle East and rising oil prices have put the European Central Bank on alert ahead of its rate-setting meeting on Thursday.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Benjamin Myers’s introduction to “The Spire” is the most useful: clear, attentive to structure, properly alert to the novel’s historical and symbolic dimensions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

When the center’s Kristine Koh arrived later to evaluate the raptor, she was awake and alert — but quiet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Brooklyn was still groggy as they walked from their hotel to Olympus, but by the time they’d gone through security, her adrenaline had kicked in and she was alert and ready to go.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The Romanian authorities had earlier issued alerts across several eastern and south-eastern counties.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

At least 18 states have issued air quality alerts, as they should, because wildfire smoke wreaks havoc on the body, from the brain to the heart and lungs to the kidneys.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Apps like Granola transcribe conversations word-for-word without automatic alerts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The report found that 337 alerts did lead to the recovery of a stolen vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

A pleasant ding echoes around the suite, and a light near my bed’s headrest alerts me to an incoming call.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

The Mariners had alerted him after the first pick — infielder Eli Willits, by the Washington Nationals — that they would take him with the third, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

It was also likely a means to galvanize himself against how that experience alerted him to the omnipresent nearness of death.

From Slate Jul. 10, 2026

Once alerted to the allegations against her, investigators seem to have honed in quickly on Zhykovych, 50, and Reut, 34, using Berezovska's phone records.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Le Pen testified during the appeals trial that she was unaware she was breaking any laws in hiring assistants, adding that the European Parliament should have alerted her to any problems with the party practices.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Soon the rhythmic thud of hoofbeats on earth alerted them that another carriage approached.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Meta Platforms Inc. is alerting thousands of employees that they’re being laid off, part of a previously announced restructuring aimed at reducing costs while the company invests heavily in artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

He added, however, that AI agents could prove useful in alerting Wikipedia's community of millions of editors to certain niche news that would otherwise be missed.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

The carriages’ union blamed the Central Park Conservancy for not alerting them to the potential health hazard for the horses.

From Salon Jun. 20, 2026

The driver who found the boys said he fed them before alerting the police.

From BBC May 21, 2026

“I’m surprised you got to the front door without my gate guards alerting me,” the executive said, as nonchalant as could be.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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