alert
Example Sentences
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Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev condemned the incident as an "act of terror", demanded an explanation and apology from Tehran, while placing Baku's armed forces on high alert.
From BBC
Air raid alerts still sound, sending people across the country to shelters.
From BBC
The company last week pledged to modify its protocols on alerting police, and acknowledged that under the changes the company would have alerted police about Van Rootselaar’s interactions.
The sirens, some activists told The Times, can also help protect activists while still alerting residents to ICE agents in the area.
From Los Angeles Times
He dashed out of the administrative building and jumped into a golf cart, racing across the school’s sprawling campus to the location identified in the alert, the “E” girls’ bathroom.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.