alerted

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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

Other parents, alerted by the school that Iran was under attack, also converged on the school.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The first person who died developed symptoms on April 6, according to the UN health agency which said it was alerted on Saturday.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The spike in complaints is so severe that many states and legal organizations have alerted the public about them.

From Salon • May 2, 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