infirmary
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He tossed batting practice, visited kids in the infirmary and signed autographs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
Working as a cook at the local infirmary, she attends a revival meeting that proves pivotal to her development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Levi was too sick and Soviet troops found him close to death in the camp infirmary.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025
As Israel pulled in scores of wounded Palestinians to Sde Teiman, it became clear the facility’s infirmary was not large enough, according to Barilan.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024
After one week, the infirmary becomes overcrowded and the nurses force us to leave.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
The injured were diverted to workhouse infirmaries to be treated after Swansea General Hospital was bombed.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2021
The tide overwhelmed camp hospitals, relief organizations built temporary infirmaries, and the Army converted barracks to house battalions of sickened men.
From Slate ● May 16, 2020
Cruise infirmaries can handle only basic emergencies, and modern medical facilities are often hundreds or thousands of miles away.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 2, 2020
Sanders also envisions small infirmaries with beds where people can recuperate if they’re sick, and mobile medical units that can get care faster to rural areas.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2019
Were the SS really going to leav e hundreds of prisoners behind in the infirmaries, pending the arrival of their liberators?
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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