ICU
Americanabbreviation
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intensive care unit
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text messaging I see you
Example Sentences
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The attending physicians and nurses in that ICU were seasoned.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
The author argues that Bovino’s inflammatory rhetoric and theatrical enforcement style backfired, with his unsubstantiated claim that slain ICU nurse Alex Pretti wanted to “massacre law enforcement” particularly damaging public perception of immigration enforcement efforts.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is concerned the federal government may “withhold” information about the death of ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
After the shooting Trump initially called Pretti a "gunman," and other senior US officials claimed the 37-year-old ICU nurse had turned up armed at an enforcement action to try and kill federal agents.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
She takes me to another lounge, this one just outside the ICU.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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