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One of the system's architects Frazer Rhodes said the latest alert "really has divided opinion" and the government should set out the criteria for when it will and will not be used.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Twenty-six minutes after midnight, the air raid alert rang, soon followed by a red dot glitching across the map on a screen in front of him.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

A government spokesperson said the alert was sent "after a direct request from fire and rescue services" and it was working closely with domestic abuse charities for tests of the system.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Millions of people's mobile phones lit up and bleeped with a "severe alert" notification on Friday which said there was a "very high risk of wildfires nationally".

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

She looked more interested, more alert, like a squirrel when she lifts herself on her hind legs and sniffs the air with instinctual intelligence.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

It is vital the devices stay hidden, she said, before adding: "We would urge the government to forewarn the public that alerts might be issued, when possible."

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Conservative Senedd member for Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg, Andrew RT Davies, also called for changes to future emergency alerts sent to people living in Wales.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

At a certain point, the alerts begin to blur together.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

One thing I’ve done is to turn off all my alerts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The commotion only alerts more of them, and about a dozen wizards come bounding outta the cabins and the woods, swishing their wands.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

The FAA review found that an air-traffic controller alerted Marine One about the American Airlines jet, which was taking off for Pensacola, Fla., but didn’t notify the plane’s pilots of the helicopter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

A moderator error caused a delay in the removal, TikTok said, but the company alerted law enforcement to the situation, closed several subsequent streams within 90 seconds, and banned the account.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

“We proactively alerted law enforcement to the situation to help get the individual support,” the statement said, adding that the platform banned Hilton’s account.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

"When platforms are alerted to terrorist content, they must act," she told a press conference in Sydney.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Their presence in Africa would astonish us, if the presence of Indonesian people on Madagascar had not already alerted us to Africa’s prehistoric Asian connection.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

As a result, cells displayed fewer signals capable of alerting T cells to cancer-related or viral proteins.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

Around 2 p.m., the sheriff’s department lead supervisor on the scene texted Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, alerting him to a missing-person case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

It says UK water companies keep pollution alerts active for varying periods so "for the safety of water users, SAS follows the precautionary approach to keep the current alerting system in place at 48 hours".

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

The carriages’ union blamed the Central Park Conservancy for not alerting them to the potential health hazard for the horses.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

She placed a hand on my chest, suspending my descent, alerting me that she’d heard it too.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline