alert
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While the afternoons blazed, Tim sailed Melville’s waves of prose, alert to the rumble of an epic whale beneath their surface.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Two weeks after Good’s murder, he drove around his neighborhood honking his horn to alert his community to ICE’s presence.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
Another usually crowded French landmark, the spectacular Mont Saint Michel island in Normandy, urged visitors to "put off your visit during the red alert".
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
The heatwave is expected to spread to other parts of western Europe on Wednesday, with an orange alert for dangerous weather in place for parts of the Netherlands.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
“Charge her with disruption of the court—and send out an alert for the kids. There must be someone responsible for them.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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