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alert

[uh-lurt] / əˈlɜrt /






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Education reformers were rightly on alert to see if states could pile on regulations to make the tax credit unworkable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Araghchi added that their military was “on constant alert for any violation of Iran’s airspace, land or waters.”

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

This is how you raise the alert if you have a suspected case.’

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

The Los Angeles Fire Department issued an alert at 6:42 p.m. for a report of a hiker in grave medical condition off Nichols Canyon Road near Hollywood Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Yet Phineas is alert, uncomplaining, and still telling anyone who'll listen about the accident.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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