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infirmary

[in-fur-muh-ree] / ɪnˈfɜr mə ri /
NOUN
clinic
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Working as a cook at the local infirmary, she attends a revival meeting that proves pivotal to her development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Levi was too sick and Soviet troops found him close to death in the camp infirmary.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

For the jail’s infirmary, there are options including adding new steel-braced frames.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024

Wednesday at a hospital in Trenton after he was found unresponsive in his cell in the New Jersey State Prison infirmary, news outlets reported, citing the state department of corrections.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024

I stay in the infirmary for as long as I can, and with the sugar cubes and food and rest from work, my body gradually grows stronger.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung




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