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emergency

[ih-mur-juhn-see] / ɪˈmɜr dʒən si /


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The CRF, which will go live in April, will also provide emergency assistance for people who were in short-term financial crisis.

From BBC

On 24 March, the Philippines became the world's first country to declare a state of national energy emergency in response to the Iran war.

From BBC

Philippines has declared a national emergency, Sri Lanka is rationing fuel, and South Korea has imposed a fuel cap.

From Barron's

I had a random panic attack a couple of months ago that landed me in the emergency room, and Mom freaked the heck out.

From Literature

The velvet was soft and the inner lining held a secret pocket, which Nine had explained was for emergency food, because if human children didn’t eat constantly, they became ferocious beasts.

From Literature