alert

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Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert Wednesday for the frozen, fully cooked, ready-to-eat chicken nuggets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

"The improvement we saw is clinically meaningful. These workers were able to stay awake and alert throughout a full eight-hour shift, which has real implications for performance, safety, and quality of life," Czeisler said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Police have said that a number of roads in the County Armagh town remain closed on Tuesday morning following an alert on Church Place.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Since the outbreak of the war of the Middle East, European countries have been on high alert for potential attacks on Iranian dissidents, Jewish places of worship and US-Israeli assets.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

“I’d be grateful for that. But first I need to alert the authorities that my children are alone on Magpie Island.”

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret