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A&E

American

Trademark.

Arts and Entertainment: a cable television channel.

A & E British

abbreviation

Accident and Emergency (department in hospitals)

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Example Sentences

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"Chat GPT told me that I'd punctured an organ and I needed to go to A&E straight away," says Abi.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Delia Lodge said she is filled with dread every time they have to sit in the same area as A&E patients while waiting for treatment at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, in Denbighshire.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Jenna now understood what that A&E patient had been going through.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

"We ask all patients to attend planned appointments unless told otherwise, and to please only use A&E in a genuine emergency."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Old books are dated, naturally, but they can show you things about life in the past which you can't pick up from an A&E documentary.

From The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 by Tinsley, Jim

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