evacuation
noun
evac·u·a·tion
i-ˌva-kyə-ˈwā-shən 
-kyü-ˈā-
1
: the act or process of evacuating
2
: something evacuated or discharged
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Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2024
All the while his men were under consistent attack, and eventually ran out of ammunition, making their evacuation all the more urgent.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 June 2024
The Midwest faced back-to-back weather extremes this month, with dangerously hot temperatures followed by days of rain and storms that left some emergency declarations and evacuations in nearby states.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 28 June 2024
The evacuation area nearly doubled in size Friday for wildfires burning in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Fresno County.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
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Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2024
All the while his men were under consistent attack, and eventually ran out of ammunition, making their evacuation all the more urgent.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 June 2024
The Midwest faced back-to-back weather extremes this month, with dangerously hot temperatures followed by days of rain and storms that left some emergency declarations and evacuations in nearby states.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 28 June 2024
The evacuation area nearly doubled in size Friday for wildfires burning in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Fresno County.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
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evacuation
noun
evac·u·a·tion
i-ˌvak-yə-ˈwā-shən
1
: the act or process of evacuating
2
: something evacuated or discharged
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