nonemergency
Americannoun
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nonemergencies
plural
adjective
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not constituting an emergency; not involving emergency services.
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not requiring urgent or immediate attention.
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Many cities, including L.A., rely on residents to report potholes through the nonemergency 311 service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
Since the outbreak of conflict, the State Department has drawn down nonemergency staff at 10 embassies and consulates throughout the region, and fully suspended operations at the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
Several lawsuits have already been filed challenging the legality of using Section 122 in this nonemergency context.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
State Department authorize nonemergency U.S. government personnel and their family members to leave Israel “due to safety risks,” which weren’t specified.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
There’s also a possibility that such use of nonemergency powers might be challenged in court, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 28, 2026
The Los Angeles Schools Anonymous Reporting app, also known as LASAR, was unveiled in March 2023 and allows anyone to anonymously report nonemergencies and suspicious activity to the Los Angeles School Police Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
A Seattle Times analysis in May found police were responding to drastically fewer dispatch calls, and that emergency response times were still up even though police had simply stopped going to some nonemergencies, including break-ins.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
Because we can’t easily leave the house to see doctors for nonemergencies, we are largely left to figure this out on our own.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2020
During the Obama administration, the FDA proposed tighter regulation in nonemergencies, a move that drew intense opposition from labs.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2020
The police phone line for nonemergencies has been overwhelmed with people calling to “dob in,” as we say here, reporting others they think are breaching the rules.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2020
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