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emergency

[ih-mur-juhn-see] / ɪˈmɜr dʒən si /


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In the meantime, Smith could catch in an emergency situation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Two days later he was at Stavanger airport with an emergency passport and boarded a flight to Manchester.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Eleanor Hayward reports for the Times of London on the situation in British emergency rooms, known as Accident & Emergency departments:

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Communities also tend to be suspicious of outsiders who suddenly flood in to treat what they say is an emergency but that many locals see as a spectacular misuse of resources.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

But suddenly, he wasn’t in an emergency situation anymore.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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