alerted

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The police were alerted after people who knew Bankhardt became increasingly concerned about the conversations they had had with him and a post he had made on Instagram.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

It was Seward’s words that alerted those who had been coached by Parcell through the years to break out their pitchforks and come to his rescue.

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

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 White House press officer alerted television networks that President Johnson wanted air time that night to make an important statement on Vietnam.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin