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emergency

[ih-mur-juhn-see] / ɪˈmɜr dʒən si /


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He lived in the Hollywood Hills not far from where he suffered the medical emergency.

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

Muhammed Secka's body was found the day after emergency services were called to Rother Valley Country Park, in South Yorkshire, on Bank Holiday Monday.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Betsie told me about each of her cellmates—and I told her about mine and the little hole into which they scrambled at any emergency.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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