: any of a genus (Medicago) of leguminous herbs (such as alfalfa)
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Noun (1)
the wounded soldier called for a medic
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Israel has continued to hammer Gaza with airstrikes, which medics in the territory say killed about 64 people and injured dozens overnight and into Friday morning.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
World & Nation In their own voices, Israelis and Palestinians reflect on a catastrophic year
Oct. 7, 2024
Magen David Adom, Israel’s main emergency medical organization, said its medics confirmed the deaths of a 30-year-old man and 60-year-old woman in a suburb of the northern city of Haifa.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
The cop, who just arrived in town and was viciously ambushed and watched the ambulance medics die horrifically, is understandably shooting at the monsters who are trying to kill her and a stray bullet goes into the house and hits said extra in the stomach.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Suddenly, in a nightmarish sense, brutality has hit home for Sterling Cooper’s employees, with Joan as combat medic.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Israel has continued to hammer Gaza with airstrikes, which medics in the territory say killed about 64 people and injured dozens overnight and into Friday morning.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
World & Nation In their own voices, Israelis and Palestinians reflect on a catastrophic year
Oct. 7, 2024
Magen David Adom, Israel’s main emergency medical organization, said its medics confirmed the deaths of a 30-year-old man and 60-year-old woman in a suburb of the northern city of Haifa.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
The cop, who just arrived in town and was viciously ambushed and watched the ambulance medics die horrifically, is understandably shooting at the monsters who are trying to kill her and a stray bullet goes into the house and hits said extra in the stomach.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Medic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medic. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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