as in watch
the state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of opportunity, activity, or danger
an army on the qui vive for enemy attack
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Noun
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Intense downpours, hail and thunderstorms continued Thursday, with the weather service issuing tornado watches or warnings for parts of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026 -
That angered the Knicks, who decided not to go forward with plans to hold an outdoor watch party outside the arena.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Hong Kong icon Tony Leung has channeled brooding urban energy for the masterpieces of Wong Kar-Wai, balancing the debonair ennui of Marcello Mastroianni with the quiet watchfulness of Montgomery Clift.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
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In nine short, potent chapters, Beckerman lays out the essential traits of an effective dissident — loyalty, recklessness and watchfulness, among them — to illustrate how communities of resistance are built from the ground up.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Topics range from managing a property to applying fire science, addressing topography concerns and using evacuation readiness tools such as phone alerts, Dioli said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Conserving battery life during an outage, so devices remain available for emergency alerts and updates.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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“Qui vive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qui%20vive. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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