alerted

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Seeing a ferry headed nearby, Greg Friedman, owner of the yacht and a board member of the Marine Mammal Center, reported the whale sighting to the Coast Guard, which alerted nearby vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The WHO was alerted to the emergence of a high-mortality disease on May 5 after the deaths of, among others, four healthcare workers in four days in the area of Mongbwalu.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

He also alerted subscribers to the Crashes of 1927 and 1928.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The guide alerted the authorities to the incident, who immediately launched a search and rescue operation for the two Singaporeans as well as a missing third person, Indonesian hiker Angel Krishela Pradita.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Charles opened his enormous eyes, as sign that he’d heard his sister’s threat, but otherwise didn’t look especially alerted.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger