emergency
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Authorities have identified the hiker who suffered a fatal medical emergency in Runyon Canyon as 78-year-old screenwriter William Hasley.
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
Oil stored in the SPR decreased by 7.9 million barrels to 349.2 million barrels, bringing emergency releases to address Middle East supply disruptions to 66.3 million barrels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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
She knew where every emergency phone in the airport was located.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing emergency
"Angels in the Snow"
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