emergency

Example Sentences

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In the event of an emergency, the U-turn is the fastest way home in the first 36 hours after the TLI.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Lee’s government deployed $17 billion, or about 1% of GDP, in emergency spending to cushion the impact.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The California subsidiary of State Farm, the state’s largest insurer, secured an emergency 17% homeowners-insurance rate hike last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

For many autistic people, even a slim prospect of an unwanted encounter with law enforcement or an emergency room is frightening.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“But you’d just be the emergency backup,” I say.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison