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alert

[uh-lurt] / əˈlɜrt /






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“You’ve got plans,” an alert on Royal Caribbean’s app reminded me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

In response to the floods, the worst in 30 years, authorities were on the alert, reinforcing earthen barriers and preparing to evacuate if needed.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Sturgeon told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: "I reject completely the notion that people were trying to alert the party to the kind of behaviour that Peter pled guilty to on Monday."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

That escalation returned an oil market that many analysts had described as complacent to the conflict back on high alert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

She jerks awake, alert to fresh scents and sounds.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate




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