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emergency

[ih-mur-juhn-see] / ɪˈmɜr dʒən si /


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Ackland said the telecoms company was conducting welfare checks on customers who had called emergency services during the outage.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

Oil stored in the SPR fell by 6.2 million barrels to 319.5 million barrels as the Energy Department continued with emergency releases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

Nearly three weeks later, audio of an emergency dispatch call to McConnell’s address in Washington, DC surfaced.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2026

"The Pitt" -- a cross between "ER" and "24," and last year's winner for best drama -- follows the stressed-out workers in a Pittsburgh emergency room, with each episode unfolding in real time.

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

And despite hundreds of hours of emergency training, no one really knew what to do next.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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