emergency
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Firecrackers were being made in temporary sheds near paddy fields with poor road access, hampering emergency response.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Tokyo used its financial muscle to offer a helping hand to Asian neighbors, especially in Southeast Asia, making available roughly $10 billion in emergency loans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Cherfilus-McCormick was the subject of a two-year-long House investigation into allegations that she misused federal emergency funding.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declined to block the new plan on an emergency basis, and rapidly calendared the case for oral argument.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
All three of the scrammed reactors had emergency cooling systems.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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