infirmary
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He tossed batting practice, visited kids in the infirmary and signed autographs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
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
Walker was placed alone in a cell in the prison infirmary, a unit where he could be overseen by medical staff, according to the lawsuit.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024
One woman, a BBC journalist who does not want to be named, said she knew her newborn son was seriously ill within minutes of giving birth at the infirmary in 2021.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2023
He had lain on a bed in the infirmary, in pain, unseeing, his memory slow to return, and half listened to the conversations of the gentle folk who took care of him.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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