Thesaurus results for EMERGENCIES

emergencies

noun

plural of emergency

as in crises

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 The department also has started using an AI system to help with nonemergency calls – emergencies get routed to a human trained to take those calls – and that system was down along with the CAD system. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 The calls and my investigation show failures in responding to mental health and medical emergencies that extend beyond those experienced by one man. — Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026 Car and medical emergencies can also arise, big expenses that students and their families can't plan for. — Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Irizarry has helped her community in the aftermath of hurricanes, during the Covid-19 pandemic, and other emergencies. — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 The results demonstrate the potential of using biological locomotion as part of a robotic medical-delivery system, although substantial development and field testing would be required before such technology could be used in real emergencies. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026 Flight attendants are also trained to help with medical emergencies, and some airlines have 24/7 access to MedLink and other programs that help flight crews connect with emergency room doctors via phone, satellite or radio. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 But despite living in a far more interconnected world that better mitigates these emergencies, the stone still serves as a poignant—if troubling—sign of our most pressing problems. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026 Stay notified of emergencies by registering for Alert LA County and NOAA Weather Radio. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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Both of the relationship crises reach what seem like turning points.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
But the island’s multiple crises forced the government to end the previous school year in June — one month early.

— Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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Jeffries, who is poised to become the House speaker if his party wins power and would be the first Democrat to wield the gavel since Pelosi, faces a party at a crossroads.

— Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Although geopolitical analysts love to talk about turning points, crossroads, and dilemmas, many governments have a prosaic tendency to defy these dramatic predictions and muddle through.

— Ben Bland, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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