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emergency

[ih-mur-juhn-see] / ɪˈmɜr dʒən si /


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It was three days after a stranded mariner’s emergency flare apparently sent flames raging through the south end of Channel Islands National Park’s second-largest island.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

The scale of devastation on Mindanao island is becoming clear as emergency responders reach coastal cities and towns.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

We supplied Mrs. De Boer with ration cards and had arranged an emergency appendectomy from there.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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