alerted

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Community members alerted the county about the forthcoming facility earlier this year and have protested the plans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

After confirming the grey-blue bird, he alerted a birdwatching WhatsApp group and by the afternoon, about 300 ornithologists arrived in the town hoping to catch sight of the egretta gularis.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

He said nothing in the conveyancing process alerted him to any public use of the drive when he purchased the property in August 2022.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Victims alerted authorities after spotting her working openly as a hairdresser in an upscale neighborhood in central Damascus, where she posted photos of her hairstyles online.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

But publicity generated by the case alerted the world’s reinsurance industry to avoid North Korea, and fraud wound down.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden