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ambulance

[am-byuh-luhns] / ˈæm byə ləns /
NOUN
emergency vehicle
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During a 2024 nationwide network outage for AT&T, which operates the FirstNet service, ambulance crews couldn’t transmit electronic medical records to hospitals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"I rang in desperation again to the ambulance service, but was told they didn't know when they could get an ambulance out."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The post describes Cooper as an ambulance chaser who preys on people who have just gone through a horrific accident so she can get the exclusive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The blockading of "critical national infrastructure" had "resulted in fuel shortages that are directly impacting on emergency services such as hospitals, the ambulance service, and the fire service", he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

I had spent several hours resting fitfully in Michael Reese Hospital’s lobby, stirred from uncertain dreams by the pealing ambulance bells and the groans of patients.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros



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