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ambulance

[am-byuh-luhns] / ˈæm bjə ləns /
NOUN
emergency vehicle
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Oviedo said that in the early hours of Thursday, four people were caught trying to remove bundles of cash from Mariaca's house aboard an ambulance.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

During a livestream, an ambulance with its lights flashing could be seen leaving the prison.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

"I'm really thankful the doctor called the ambulance straight away when he noticed the rash - those quick decisions potentially saved our lives," said Drew.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Moore spent several minutes on the field before being loaded onto a cart and taken to Los Angeles General Medical Center by ambulance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Then I ran across the road and into the woods and climbed up a tree and lay there hugging the icy branch while the ambulance came and went.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

Three ambulances and two hazard response teams were sent but no one was taken from the scene.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Lih said inspiration for his design came from a sink plunger from Home Depot and suction devices in ambulances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The agency responded with an ambulance, a medic engine and two air ambulances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Helicopters and coastguard boats have been dispatched to the scene, while ambulances have been stationed on the beach.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

The buses, police cars, fire engines, and ambulances drove swiftly, no trucks, cars, or mobs of pedestrians to slow them down.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer



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