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triage

[tree-ahzh] / triˈɑʒ /
VERB
pay immediate attention to particular priorities
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Lauryn spent 28 hours in the maternity triage unit, where the couple claim they overheard nurses discussing staff shortages and a colleague who had not turned up for work.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

There he conducted his own brand of triage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

She arrived to a frenetic scene of medical triage.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

The resident in the triage area reset my daughter’s elbow within minutes and we were headed out the door.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

The ICU with the lingering burns and grievously wounded patients got to be too difficult, and she asked to be transferred back to the ER to do triage.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge



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