evacuation

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Recent Examples of evacuation To receive updates for your evacuation zones, please visit Genasys Project. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025 An ammonia leak Wednesday night caused the evacuation of the first and second floors of The Parks Mall at Arlington, according to officials with the Arlington Fire Department. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2025 Jenkintown Township police chief Thomas Scott said this week that about 247 homes were impacted by the evacuations. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025 Following the apocalyptic Ash Wednesday bushfires that swept southern and western Australia in 1983, investigators realized that most of the 75 fatalities perished in late-stage evacuations. Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for evacuation
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Noun
  • While the number of prosecutors working in the office has declined only slightly, there has been a mass exodus of veteran litigators, contributing to the large gap in leadership.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
  • With the launch of Russia’s invasion, a mass exodus of Ukrainians swept across Europe and into the western regions of the country in early 2022.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • While voluntary emigration has been quietly discussed for years, Trump’s endorsement has turned it into a divisive issue.
    Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Trump left Biden with the dubious choice of either giving the appearance of siding with the Cuban communist regime, or leaving the designation and further depressing Cuba’s economy, a major factor behind emigration from the island.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The memo also mandated the removal of DEI materials and the withdrawal of documents that conflicted with the new directives.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Radio Begum launched on International Women’s Day in March 2021, just five months before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan during the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from the region.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The bookstore specializes in books and videos highlighting the African diaspora.
    Tykesha Spivey Burton, AFAR Media, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Almost 8 million people have fled Venezuela (forming a vast diaspora).
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • SpaceX aimed to launch the eighth test flight of Starship — the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built — from its Starbase site in South Texas on Monday evening (March 3).
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Mercedes-Benz provided flights from Albany, New York, to Arjeplog, Sweden, and accommodation so Ars could drive the CLA prototypes.
    Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Moreover, the way Americans would likely use an unexpected $5,000 — by paying off debt, saving or investing toward long-term goals like retirement — would not be inflationary, Fishback said, citing a 2019 CNBC survey.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Luka Dončić records triple double in first game against Dallas Mavericks WNBA legend Diana Taurasi announces retirement And the Thunder are doing all of that even though their opening day roster had the youngest age (24.15) and least experience (2.56 seasons) of any franchise.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Yet there’s also been a lack of leadership within the Bianconeri side, especially more so since the departure of Danilo, who fell down the pecking order under Motta at the beginning of the season.
    Emmet Gates, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • McBride declined to comment on whether the White House was involved in the Tate Brothers' departure from Romania.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Evacuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuation. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.

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