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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After rebels liberated Damascus, in December, Hamada’s body was discovered in the morgue of a military hospital.
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Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
America’s physicians, hospitals and AARP support it as well.
—Dick Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Jan Shepard, who acted opposite Elvis Presley in 1958’s King Creole and 1966’s Paradise, Hawaiian Style, and appeared in more than 30 TV Westerns, died Jan. 17 at a hospital in Burbank, Calif. of pneumonia brought on by respiratory failure.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Less than half of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are functional, increasing the risk of infectious disease outbreaks and putting children at risk.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
America’s physicians, hospitals and AARP support it as well.
—Dick Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Jan Shepard, who acted opposite Elvis Presley in 1958’s King Creole and 1966’s Paradise, Hawaiian Style, and appeared in more than 30 TV Westerns, died Jan. 17 at a hospital in Burbank, Calif. of pneumonia brought on by respiratory failure.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Less than half of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are functional, increasing the risk of infectious disease outbreaks and putting children at risk.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Hospital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospital. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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