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infirmary

[in-fur-muh-ree] / ɪnˈfɜr mə ri /
NOUN
clinic
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Susan Mackay, 73, was late for an appointment at Doncaster Royal Infirmary when she made contact with Kelly White in the hospital car park, injuring her hip and wrist.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The former hairdresser, now a campaigner for sepsis awareness, sent an anonymous letter of thanks via the transplant team at Leeds General Infirmary to her donor's family, who agreed to meet her.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The SAS confirmed that it sent two ambulances to the incident and a woman had also been taken to hospital at the nearby Dumfries Infirmary.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Bill Trotter, 73, from Carlisle, Cumbria, was admitted to Cumberland Infirmary in May 2024 but died two months later after falling into a diabetic coma.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

I couldn’t escape a confusing sense of having lived through all of this before—Phineas in the Infirmary, and myself responsible.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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