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Recent Examples of evacuation
More than 200 settlements are under evacuation orders after Russia advanced deeper into Ukrainian territory.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
If you are immediately affected by the fire, please follow all evacuation notices and orders.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2025
Sources: Israeli military By Lauren Leatherby and Samuel Granados
Maps show that only a few neighborhoods in Gaza City, the main population center in the north, were still unaffected by evacuation orders over the past 10 days.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Kerik was on the ground at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, and helped facilitate the building's evacuation.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for evacuation
Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
If you are immediately affected by the fire, please follow all evacuation notices and orders.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2025
Sources: Israeli military By Lauren Leatherby and Samuel Granados
Maps show that only a few neighborhoods in Gaza City, the main population center in the north, were still unaffected by evacuation orders over the past 10 days.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Kerik was on the ground at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, and helped facilitate the building's evacuation.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuation
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Now, some residents and local leaders are worried about the economic consequences of an exodus of federal workers and their salaries.—
Katheryn Houghton,
NPR,
26 May 2025
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The sell-off in Treasurys comes on the back of the exodus in American assets in April, and is largely owed to investors’ declining confidence in U.S. assets, said market watchers.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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And as the emigration rate goes up, the CEBR’s report says the Treasury would incur higher losses.—
Robert Olsen,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Where another filmmaker might have framed Cheung’s emigration as a selfless act, Tsang — whose probing direction creates a rich and detailed reality from the day-to-day business of life at the parlor — recognizes that righteousness is a luxury that desperation can’t afford.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
22 Apr. 2025
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The sculpture’s location itself is one of total urban deletion and communicative displacement as much as the sculptural structure is one of perceptual withdrawal and refusal of even a minimum of gratifying tactility.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Israeli media reported that Hamas added new demands to the proposal from U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, including a permanent ceasefire, complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and unrestricted humanitarian aid flow into the strip.—
Michael Dorgan , Yonat Friling , Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
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The festival has become an increasingly hot destination for international delegates over the years, but in 2024, Ude noticed an uptick in the number of attendees coming from the African diaspora.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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The Yale course intends to use the album to study the Puerto Rican diaspora, Caribbean politics and culture, colonialism and musical genres that Bad Bunny has experimented with, such as salsa, bomba and plena.—
Shannon Doyne,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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An All Nippon Airways flight traveling from Tokyo to Houston was diverted to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after a passenger reportedly tried to open the plane's exit doors mid-flight, authorities said.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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The closest airport with flights arriving from the U.S. is Venice Marco Polo Airport, about a two-hour drive from Trieste.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
26 May 2025
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Adjustments were also made to the way retirement payments for federal employees are calculated and dilute tax credits for clean electricity investments.—
Molly Bohannon,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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And that trend invites a question: When will America's retirement age stop rising? Which retailers are raising prices over tariffs?—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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But in the wake of Stewart's surprise departure, showrunner Erica Messer salvaged the scene for Thursday’s emotional sendoff.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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Ottawa fans were shocked by the early departure of one of the team’s breakout personalities.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Evacuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuation. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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