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infirmary

[in-fur-muh-ree] / ɪnˈfɜr mə ri /
NOUN
clinic
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A sort of community in miniature emerged, with security and scavenger teams and plumbers and one lone doctor running an overpacked infirmary.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

He tossed batting practice, visited kids in the infirmary and signed autographs.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 21, 2026

Levi was too sick and Soviet troops found him close to death in the camp infirmary.

From BBC Jan. 27, 2025

Wednesday at a hospital in Trenton after he was found unresponsive in his cell in the New Jersey State Prison infirmary, news outlets reported, citing the state department of corrections.

From Seattle Times Apr. 20, 2024

“I’ve been stuck in the infirmary for days.”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

A pediatrician, my aunt jumped into action: Building and running makeshift infirmaries for children and trying to create some form of order in the face of insurmountable — and ongoing — need.

From Salon Mar. 18, 2023

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

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

That is a piece of luck, the Catholic infirmaries are noted for their good treatment and good food.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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