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triage

[tree-ahzh] / triˈɑʒ /
VERB
pay immediate attention to particular priorities
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Securing two triage rooms to complete the exam as a way to ensure privacy in the busy emergency department, Dana, with help from Emma, begins the evidence collection while carefully outlining the process to Ilana.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

The trust says it has now introduced a new telephone triage service with experienced midwives "purely tasked with making decisions as to when to bring women into hospital".

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

"Our model can automate that process, triage the routine cases, and highlight anything unusual for human review."

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

“It was like triage in a war zone, except it was on Bondi Beach,” Ostrovsky said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

My mom was there in triage on a gurney.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah