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emergency

[ih-mur-juhn-see] / ɪˈmɜr dʒən si /


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“The tide has shifted” on doctors’ views of private equity in healthcare, said Vicki Norton, a Florida emergency physician and president of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, who introduced the resolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Emergency crews immediately responded to the crash, which occurred at 11:20 a.m. local time, according to a social-media post from the base.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

“There’s a lot of unknowns,” said Sasha Travaglio, a spokesperson for the Santa Rosa Island fire Burned Area Emergency Response team, which includes a hydrologist, a soil scientist, an archaeologist, a paleontologist and a botanist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Emergency services were called to Churchyard Row in Elephant and Castle at about 07:30 BST on 27 May following reports that people had fallen from height.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Judge Rumpff expressed irritation with the explanation and said he did not see why the State of Emergency should stand in the way of his trial.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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