emergencies

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President Xi Jinping and his longtime foreign minister appeared serious in their conviction that a channel should be a established between Beijing and Washington — a red phone for AI in case of emergencies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The Trump administration also used the Defense Production Act, a Cold War-era law allowing presidents to speed up the flow of goods in emergencies, to allow oil producer Sable Offshore to restart an offshore pipeline.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Heart attacks remain one of the most serious medical emergencies in the United States, with an estimated 785,000 new cases each year.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Again, no regard for the emergencies people are actually experiencing that is the reason why they have temporary protected status.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

It named him dictator for life even though the role of dictator had until then been reserved only for emergencies and only for a limited term.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby