AMBER alert

See also: AMBER Alert, Amber Alert, Amber alert, and amber alert

English

Noun

AMBER alert (plural AMBER alerts)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of amber alert.
    • 2010 December 2, Eric Spitznagel, “Kirsten Dunst on Bad Boys, Nude Scenes, and Beatnik Boot Camp”, in Graydon Carter, editor, Vanity Fair‎[1], New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 April 2015:
      Don’t people realize that snatching your purse is just gonna end up in an AMBER alert?
    • 2013 August 6, Jon Healey, “Californians climb the learning curve for AMBER text alerts”, in Los Angeles Times‎[2], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 7 May 2014:
      Most uses of the Emergency Broadcast System, such as tornado or flood warnings, are designed to help people look out for themselves. AMBER alerts, by contrast, try to get them to help someone else. It's a crowdsourced solution to a daunting problem that police often don't have the resources to solve.
    • 2024 December 16, Kelly Rissman, “Grandma turns self in after AMBER alert was issued when she allegedly took 5-year-old boy”, in The Independent‎[3], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 December 2024:
      An AMBER alert was issued for Jace Saunders on Monday morning after he was last seen Sunday afternoon
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