blood bank
noun
: a place where blood is stored so that it later can be given to people who are ill or injured
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Israel also boasts a fortified, subterranean blood bank.
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Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Israel also boasts a fortified, subterranean blood bank that kicked into action after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack ignited the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 June 2025
Production and being an intellectual blood bank for clients from a production standpoint keep that pendulum right in the middle.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Hundreds of casualties overwhelmed local hospitals, and a provincial blood bank appealed for urgent donations.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Pioneering blood bank opened at Cook County Hospital.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
This included not only doctors and nurses but also blood bank runners, lab runners and many others who were ready for the child to arrive.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Hodges adds that along with increasing the incentive for people to donate blood, the drive also helps dispel the misconception that those who use cannabis can't donate contribute to the blood bank.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The only solution, naturally, was for Donovan to dump her body into acid and stage the blood bank break-in to cover up all evidence of a crime.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Israel also boasts a fortified, subterranean blood bank that kicked into action after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack ignited the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 June 2025
Production and being an intellectual blood bank for clients from a production standpoint keep that pendulum right in the middle.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Hundreds of casualties overwhelmed local hospitals, and a provincial blood bank appealed for urgent donations.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Pioneering blood bank opened at Cook County Hospital.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
This included not only doctors and nurses but also blood bank runners, lab runners and many others who were ready for the child to arrive.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Hodges adds that along with increasing the incentive for people to donate blood, the drive also helps dispel the misconception that those who use cannabis can't donate contribute to the blood bank.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The only solution, naturally, was for Donovan to dump her body into acid and stage the blood bank break-in to cover up all evidence of a crime.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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blood bank
noun
: a place for storage of or an institution storing blood or plasma
also
: blood so stored
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