emergency room
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Dr. Craig Spencer, an emergency room physician and public health professor at Brown University, told CBS that the U.S. lacks the capacity to quickly respond to global outbreaks.
From Salon • May 20, 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
When I got to the hospital, he was in a bed in the emergency room, his eyes closed.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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