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a close attentiveness to avoiding danger
- drove through the fog with extra alertness, as the road signs repeatedly warned of deer and moose crossings
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the state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of opportunity, activity, or danger
- we observed the U.S. border patrol's intensified alertness for drug smugglers at the border stations
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