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emergency

[ih-mur-juhn-see] / ɪˈmɜr dʒən si /


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The charity said an emergency appeal would be launched to help cover the "significant costs" of safely rehoming every monkey.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

The amount you should keep in an emergency fund depends on your individual circumstances and comfort level.

From MarketWatch Aug. 8, 2026

Dozens of communities across Minnesota were reporting that their water systems appeared to have been targeted, forcing some of them to declare a local state of emergency.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

The threat was deemed to be a swatting call, in which a person reports a fake threat to illicit panic and a large emergency response, she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

It was no longer safe for workers to stay in the control rooms near the reactors—or anywhere outside the emergency response center.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Mass or individual culls are generally restricted to notifiable disease control, welfare emergencies, or licensed slaughter.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The unusual intensity of some of the fires underlines the increasing risk the continent faces as climate change parches vegetation and makes the emergencies more extreme, scientists say.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Food banks and other local service providers are typically prepared for emergencies like wildfires and the occasional government shutdown — events that are temporarily disruptive but generally not ongoing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Planned procedures—not emergencies that the law was designed to address—account for the bulk of insurer payouts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Fortunately, Brother Rufus had a specific compound that he had invented some years back to deal with such emergencies as summer stings.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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