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A&E

American

Trademark.

Arts and Entertainment: a cable television channel.

A & E British

abbreviation

Accident and Emergency (department in hospitals)

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Example Sentences

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It could be any day in a UK A&E department.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Working busy shifts in a central London A&E department, commuting four hours to and from rural Wales... all while pregnant.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

It doesn't have A&E or maternity services to manage, and its teams have the backing of management to conduct as many transplants as possible.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

She was taken by ambulance to A&E and given antibiotics, before tests revealed she had bacterial meningitis.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Old books are dated, naturally, but they can show you things about life in the past which you can't pick up from an A&E documentary.

From The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 by Tinsley, Jim

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