red alert
Frequency: 7.19.8 per million words
A warning of the most serious and imminent danger.
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Examples (10)
- His sudden disappearance triggered a red alert among his friends.
- The military base was placed on red alert due to an imminent threat.
- A red alert has been issued for coastal areas as the tsunami approaches.
- Following the intelligence reports, the entire city went on red alert.
- The hospital declared a red alert when the number of patients overwhelmed its capacity.
- The nuclear power plant's control system initiated a red alert after a critical failure.
- The company's plummeting stock prices raised a red alert throughout the financial market.
- Emergency services will be on red alert throughout the night.
- With the volcano about to erupt, the island is now on red alert.
- The weather service broadcast a red alert for the severe blizzard.