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911

[ nahyn-wuhn-wuhn, nahyn-i-lev-uhn ]

  1. (in the United States and Canada) the telephone number used to reach emergency medical, fire, and police services.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of 9111

First recorded in 1965–70
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Kim dialled 911 but the number, of course, didn't work outside of the US.

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In company meetings, they say he "bragged" about living at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Abu Dhabi, boasted about renting a villa in Bali, and showed off a newly purchased Porsche 911 and multiple speeding fines.

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Audio from a 911 call by one of Lauren’s neighbors indicated that Lauren believed she was being fired at by one of the suspects.

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“There were three men, and one of them shot her, and the cops are looking for him right now,” the neighbor is heard telling a 911 operator.

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Police soon began receiving 911 calls from neighbors who spotted the suspects trying to hide in backyards.

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