emergency room
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The looming multibillion-dollar hole in the budget raises the prospect of hospital cutbacks, staff layoffs and possible emergency room closures, they say.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
They can disrupt daily life and frequently send people to the emergency room.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
A well-funded brokerage account does not automatically grant someone the legal right to speak for you in an emergency room.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
It was shaping up to be an expensive year for me: My then-2-year-old had already had an emergency room visit.
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026
Today, emergency room physicians would save James Garfield.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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