alert
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This is how you raise the alert if you have a suspected case.’
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
The Department of Defense's list aims to alert American organisations to the risks of doing business with the Chinese firms, but their inclusion does not mean they are immediately banned.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The Pasadena community was on high alert Friday after a mountain lion was spotted lounging near an elementary and middle school and a packed graduation ceremony, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The latest alert shows that Western officials don’t believe the threat has subsided despite efforts to bring the issue to light.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
He had artfully arranged the plates to resemble Mama Woof, with fried eggs for her yellow wolf eyes, crisp bacon strips for whiskers, and two halves of buttered brown toast for her alert, upright ears.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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