alerted

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About 500 school-board approved layoffs, many in technology support, are in process and an additional, still unclear, number of workers on temporary contracts have been alerted they will not be renewed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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

Vanessa Soderstrom was at home in Naples, Fla., with her teenage niece when her phone alerted her to someone at the sliding glass door.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 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 KGB alerted an official from the US embassy, who joined Marti at the table.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau