Example Sentences

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Your friend may be able to add an alert to her mother’s bank account, notifying the bank of any named person or bad actor who should never have access to their account.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

Meanwhile, the French Polynesian government said the woman had transited through without notifying "territorial and national authorities".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Janelle Gale, Meta’s chief people officer, said in a memo Thursday that announcing layoffs a month ahead of notifying affected employees was “incredibly unsettling” but that it was necessary to address leaked information.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Within Sheinbaum’s security cabinet, there was alarm that the CIA was working directly with state officials without the agency notifying its Mexican counterparts, people familiar with the group’s deliberations said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

How there is a society of sorts that keeps track of the movement of the circus, notifying other rêveurs so they might travel from destination to destination.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern