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emergency room

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


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Doctors only gave Thurman a methotrexate injection, a medication treatment, when her OB-GYN went to the hospital and spoke to the staff in person on her fourth visit to the emergency room.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

The looming multibillion-dollar hole in the budget raises the prospect of hospital cutbacks, staff layoffs and possible emergency room closures, they say.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

They can disrupt daily life and frequently send people to the emergency room.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

A well-funded brokerage account does not automatically grant someone the legal right to speak for you in an emergency room.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Mrs. Baker held her hand down on the horn at every intersection, fishtailed through most of her turns, and pretty much hit the entrance to the emergency room in one long sideways slide.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt




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