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Silver Alert

American  
[sil-ver uh-lert] / ˈsɪl vər əˌlɛrt /

noun

    1. a public alert system that uses broadcast media, text messages, and electronic billboards to spread information about missing persons who are over 65 years of age or have specific cognitive or developmental disabilities.

    2. a public message or announcement that uses this system.

Etymology

Origin of Silver Alert

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

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With a statewide Silver Alert in effect, Amanda McFarland then publicly pleaded with people nearby to check where her mom’s phone last pinged off a curve on the Blewett Pass between Ellensburg and Leavenworth.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2021

Indiana State police on Friday finally canceled a Silver Alert for 14-year-old Aaliyah Ramiraz, who had last been seen in Syracuse, Indiana on April 27.

From Fox News • Aug. 28, 2021

Her disappearance prompted a statewide Silver Alert that was canceled on Thursday after she was found.

From Fox News • Aug. 19, 2021

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