alert
Example Sentences
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Emergency services were alerted early Saturday that several high-voltage cables on a bridge near a power plant had gone up in flames.
From Barron's
The scratching alerts us to what will be increasingly vigorous attacks on the canvas surface—scraping, rubbing, incising fine lines—emphasizing the character of her paintings as objects, rather than representations.
Shetland was hit by the amber alert at midnight while it has been in force in parts of the north east, Highland, Perth and Kinross and Angus since midday on Friday.
From BBC
Hernández said the 805 Rapid Response Network uses a real-time alert system to send out texts with verified information about sweeps and other crucial information.
From Los Angeles Times
In a video capturing the moment, Sheinbaum is heard saying "it's shaking" as an earthquake alert system rings in the background.
From BBC
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