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a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
an alert, quick-thinking girl who is good to have around in an emergency
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Recent Examples of emergencies
On Earth, they could be used to prepare for radiation emergencies, such as nuclear accidents.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
There is one room with Wi-Fi, which can be used only during medical emergencies or natural disasters.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Last year, donors contributed more than 50 percent of UNICEF’s thematic humanitarian funding to just four emergencies — Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Syria and Ukraine – a fraction of the 412 emergencies UNICEF responded to in 107 countries.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The event, for which The Hollywood Reporter served as media partner, raised over $1 million to support CORE’s focus areas of responding to emergencies, mitigating climate change’s impact and expanding health access to the most vulnerable communities.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
The loss of a single species cascaded into public health emergencies, economic losses and human tragedy.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Investments in low-risk assets for emergencies.
—Odiri Oginni, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
During weather emergencies, the homes have structural limitations.
—Albinson Linares, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
In schoolwide emergencies, for example, district policy says students will be able to access their devices from the place that their teacher has designated.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
There is one room with Wi-Fi, which can be used only during medical emergencies or natural disasters.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Last year, donors contributed more than 50 percent of UNICEF’s thematic humanitarian funding to just four emergencies — Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Syria and Ukraine – a fraction of the 412 emergencies UNICEF responded to in 107 countries.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The event, for which The Hollywood Reporter served as media partner, raised over $1 million to support CORE’s focus areas of responding to emergencies, mitigating climate change’s impact and expanding health access to the most vulnerable communities.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
The loss of a single species cascaded into public health emergencies, economic losses and human tragedy.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Investments in low-risk assets for emergencies.
—Odiri Oginni, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
During weather emergencies, the homes have structural limitations.
—Albinson Linares, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
In schoolwide emergencies, for example, district policy says students will be able to access their devices from the place that their teacher has designated.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Emergencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergencies. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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