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emergency

[ih-mur-juhn-see] / ɪˈmɜr dʒən si /


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They will walk out of both emergency and routine care, with senior doctors brought in to provide cover.

From BBC

In response, regulators issued an emergency directive to update the software, which led to cancellations and delays at airlines across the globe over the weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal

The pilots signaled for emergency landing maneuvers; her life flashed before her eyes.

From Los Angeles Times

Telecare systems typically work by having an emergency button which automatically calls the emergency services or carers when pressed via a user's landline.

From BBC

The issue caused a sudden drop in altitude and forced the Cancun, Mexico, to Newark, N.J. flight to make an emergency landing at Tampa International Airport in Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal