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emergency room

[ih-mur-juhn-see room, room] / ɪˈmɜr dʒən si ˌrum, ˌrʊm /


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“It’s absolutely dreadful,” said Wilfrid Sammut, an emergency room doctor in Versailles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Usually, fewer than 50 people go to the emergency room each day for throat pain, and fewer than 20 people for smoke inhalation, the department said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

If someone does have to go to the emergency room, it’s likely the hospital will be more crowded than usual.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

France saw a fourfold increase in emergency room visits for heat-related reasons and a surge of cardiac arrests, authorities said.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

They went to the emergency room, and now I’m going to be in trouble, but I didn’t even do...

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick




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