- plural of emergency.
emergencies
Example Sentences
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“Most disasters have an uneven effect across groups and society,” said Adam Rose, senior research fellow and director emeritus at USC’s Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Threats and Emergencies.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025
For more than 40 years, Congress even ignored its own mandate, set forth in the National Emergencies Act, to hold periodic votes on whether to terminate presidential declarations of national emergency.
From Slate • Jul. 23, 2024
“The question was asked ‘What else?’ because there's always something else,” Dr. Michael Ryan, the executive director of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme, recently explained in a social media briefing this week.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2024
Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies said the entire sea area where the missing sailors might be was searched again during the night without results, and rescuers then stopped the search.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023
The National Communication System This Agency's plan, the "National Plan for Communications Support in Emergencies and Major Disasters," provides for planning and using national telecommunications assets and resources during presidentially declared emergencies and major disasters.
