hospital

as in infirmary
a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured She spent several days in the hospital after the accident.

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Recent Examples of hospital Leyva has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and was booked into a juvenile detention center in Albuquerque after being medically cleared at a regional hospital. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024 Service dogs are allowed inside public spaces, including restaurants, shops, hospitals, schools, and hotels. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 Lawmakers are laying the groundwork for another crack at 340B reform next year, even as more states are setting their own guardrails and drugmakers are restricting where hospitals and clinics can use their program discounts. Victoria Knight, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024 Fearing reprisals, the hospital refused to admit him. Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hospital 

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“Hospital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospital. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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