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emergency

[ih-mur-juhn-see] / ɪˈmɜr dʒən si /


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“There’s people trying to evacuate, there’s emergency response, and these things can’t move at all.”

From Los Angeles Times

But suddenly, he wasn’t in an emergency situation anymore.

From Literature

"If you have financial emergencies in the future, you may not have enough money or assets to deal with them," the charity adds.

From BBC

Argentina's government has declared an emergency in Patagonia, where wildfires have been ripping through vast tracts of forest since December.

From Barron's

“We’re with you!” a bystander can be heard telling her in the video as others blow emergency whistles.

From Los Angeles Times