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, 12/20/2025
12/20/2025
paramedic
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a person whose job is to provide emergency medical care to sick or injured people who are being taken to a hospital
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What are the plural forms of
check-in
,
passerby
, and
spoonful
?
— Njoh, Cameroon
Not all compound nouns follow the same pattern for plurals. The plural forms of
check-in
,
passerby
, and
spoonful
are...
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