alert
Example Sentences
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The latest slide has put foreign-exchange traders on high alert for a fresh round of yen buying by Japanese authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
The yen weakened against the dollar in early trade, with the market remaining on alert for possible FX intervention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
The country has issued orange heat warnings - the second level of a three-tier alert system - in Ontario.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
Around kickoff time, Sillie said, his cellphone texted a seismic alert.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
I’m on high alert, trying to arrange the pieces of this puzzle together, but I can’t get them to fit.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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