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emergency

[ih-mur-juhn-see] / ɪˈmɜr dʒən si /


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Emergency workers stood on the charred roof, still smelling of burning, sawing off damaged sections and tossing the debris into a pile.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Emergency medical services were also deployed to treat the injured.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Eleanor Hayward reports for the Times of London on the situation in British emergency rooms, known as Accident & Emergency departments:

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Emergency services were called to Churchyard Row in Elephant and Castle at about 07:30 BST on 27 May following reports that people had fallen from height.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Those who did attend were the accused whom the police had failed to pick up under the State of Emergency.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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