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Congress has already approved roughly $3 trillion in emergency spending in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and Pelosi has called for much more.

An emergency like a rapidly spreading virus, though, requires swift action, which most courts have acknowledged, he said.

If you can’t make it to the polls because of an unexpected illness, you may qualify for an emergency absentee ballot.

Bishop’s injury was unfortunate, but Dallas had a backup in place who was equally as good, if not better, to take over in case of emergency.

Harris and Newsom spoke to emergency personnel at Pine Ridge Elementary School in Auberry, about an hour east of Fresno.

During an emergency that ratio could be allowed to drop to 8.5 people per orbit.

Investigators will focus on whether the sudden emergency was so extreme that no degree of pilot skill would have helped.

One specific kind of emergency is at the heart of this, such as when an airplane suffers a loss of stability at night.

Had they been properly trained, they could and should have flown themselves safely out of the emergency.

This suggests that the pilots were overtaken very rapidly by an emergency.

Here there is no question of emergency, or enemy pressure, or of haste; so much we see plain enough with our own eyes.

The case for emergency contractility, however, is somewhat better than the case for ordinary contractility.

I do not know whether they can be manned, but everything is being prepared for any emergency that may arise.

As long as an emergency truck could squeeze through at moderate speed, that was enough.

Sam, who was quite equal to the emergency, took old Liz into his arms and followed, but cast one glance back at Tommy.

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On this page you'll find 87 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to emergency, such as: accident, crunch, difficulty, necessity, tension, and climax.

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