emergencies
- plural of emergency.
Example Sentences
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Food banks and other local service providers are typically prepared for emergencies like wildfires and the occasional government shutdown — events that are temporarily disruptive but generally not ongoing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Planned procedures—not emergencies that the law was designed to address—account for the bulk of insurer payouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
That may leave more to spare for emergencies — around 246 million barrels, according to the DOE’s latest estimates.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Cabinet Office Minister Darren Jones said a public awareness campaign would be launched later this year to help people prepare for emergencies.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
I dressed, then, to be ready for emergencies.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
