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alert

[uh-lurt] / əˈlɜrt /






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We saw crowds of shop workers from Kyiv's biggest department store hanging around the streets during an alert, forced to leave their work place but not fearful enough to seek shelter.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

"We really hope there will be some assistance or grants for us, so we can be faster, more alert and more responsive," said Sampe.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

It states these can have long-lasting consequences to the animals' health and that it can lead to pup abandonment, wasted energy from staying alert and injuries from panic fleeing.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

When most people get the dreaded denial alert, they often give up.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Oddly alert to the possibility of catastrophe, they now felt oddly exposed to one.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

During alerts, many businesses and institutions close and the metro service is restricted, causing gridlock on the roads and people to gather outside on the street.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

The round the clock attacks have forced people to head for shelter as many as 13 times a day, with air raid alerts lasting from a few minutes to nearly four and a half hours.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

The Treasury also has published alerts for global banks laying out red flags that suggest shell companies could be using the U.S.-led financial system for Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Cases of rabies-infected bats at other national parks produced faster alerts to the public.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Me and Carlos had this stupid joke that whenever we were going to a party, we would set our text message alerts to a crazy sound effect.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

The Nevada Department of Wildlife was alerted of the attack just before 10 a.m., said Kenzie Margiott, a spokesperson for the agency.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

The company said it alerted the collection agency in question as well as the credit bureaus to the mistake.

From Salon Sep. 1, 2026

I alerted the organizations involved in rescuing monuments threatened by war.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The police spokesman told AFP earlier that authorities did not know the extent of the damage but said they had "alerted people who are staying near the riverside to relocate".

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

The tone of my request is so odd that it’s alerted him to some irregularity.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman apologized to the people of Tumbler Ridge in April for not alerting police to the suspect’s activity on ChatGPT.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Activists have been building maps alerting people where the cameras are.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

About 40 notice boards alerting visitors to blue-green algae blooms, which can produce toxins that make humans ill and be fatal to pets, will be installed at Windermere, in the Lake District.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

As a result, cells displayed fewer signals capable of alerting T cells to cancer-related or viral proteins.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

I’d skip fourth-period math and send Mr. Meyers an email alerting him to the fact that I’d taken over as the room 82 alternate.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen




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