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ambulance

[am-byuh-luhns] / ˈæm bjə ləns /
NOUN
emergency vehicle
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The first witness, Garry Dale, a Las Vegas Metro police officer, testified that he saw Shakur pulled out of the car with gunshot wounds and rode in the ambulance with him.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Hungary's ambulance service said it had treated one person with life-threatening injuries, nine people with serious injuries and a further 37 people with minor injuries.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Metropolitan Police were called to an address in south London on Friday afternoon by the ambulance service where they found a 41-year-old man dead at the scene, according to the BBC.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Late on Tuesday, a Palestinian ambulance was finally allowed to reach the families, delivering food and taking one child away for medical treatment.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

“Here we are, Joey,” the ambulance driver says.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

And ambulances may not be able to reach them if the risks are high.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

To be clear, that example about ambulances scares me, too.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

An AFP photographer saw several ambulances heading to the scene, where a main thoroughfare had been closed to traffic.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Members of the public have been cleared from the area and a large number of police officers, fire crews and ambulances are at the scene.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

In the morning you don’t hear any police sirens or ambulances.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers



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