A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.
"emergency" is a perfectly correct and usable word in written English. It can be used to refer to a situation that requires immediate action or attention. For example: "The medical team had to rush to the scene of the emergency.".
After all, you just go to an emergency room".
Emergency services said on Friday the decision had been made because of the danger posed by flying debris in the predicted strong winds.
"Can the government require you to buy a cell phone because that would facilitate responding when you need emergency services?
The first minister has called for an emergency debate on the issue in the Northern Ireland assembly on Friday.
A November report by a British thinktank noted a rise in close military encounters between Russia and the west this year, including "violations of national airspace, emergency scrambles, narrowly avoided mid-air collisions, close encounters at sea, simulated attack runs and other dangerous actions happening on a regular basis over a very wide geographical area".
The UN is not the obvious forum for discussing debt restructuring: unlike the International Monetary Fund, it is not a lender of last resort with emergency cash to disburse, and doesn't have a seat around the table when countries have to go to their creditors to ask for help.
Related: World Health Organisation 'intentionally delayed declaring Ebola emergency' As of 18 March, the death toll from Ebola in west Africa was 10,251, with one new case on Friday in Liberia breaking the country's 42-day countdown to Ebola-free status.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com