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to remove the contents of
evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide
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Recent Examples of evacuating
Don’t get in your car and try to drive away from the hazardous area — evacuating by car could create a traffic jam.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The San Francisco Zoo, located near Ocean Beach, closed for the day after evacuating guests, securing animals and moving staff to higher ground.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
However, Eureka city officials said no major damage had been reported a few hours after the quake, although officials had little time to assess damage before evacuating because of the tsunami warning.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Reports have suggested Russia is evacuating its Tartus naval base in western Syria.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
However, Eureka city officials said no major damage had been reported as of a few hours after the quake, although officials had little time to assess damage before evacuating because of the tsunami warning.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Residents are currently evacuating due to the recent earthquake in California.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Emergency crews found the skier using GPS coordinates from their phone and treated them for multiple injuries, including mild hypothermia, before evacuating them using a rescue toboggan and rope system.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2024
Instead of evacuating or allowing employees to leave, the company simply told employees to move their cars to higher ground.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The San Francisco Zoo, located near Ocean Beach, closed for the day after evacuating guests, securing animals and moving staff to higher ground.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
However, Eureka city officials said no major damage had been reported a few hours after the quake, although officials had little time to assess damage before evacuating because of the tsunami warning.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Reports have suggested Russia is evacuating its Tartus naval base in western Syria.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
However, Eureka city officials said no major damage had been reported as of a few hours after the quake, although officials had little time to assess damage before evacuating because of the tsunami warning.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Residents are currently evacuating due to the recent earthquake in California.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Emergency crews found the skier using GPS coordinates from their phone and treated them for multiple injuries, including mild hypothermia, before evacuating them using a rescue toboggan and rope system.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2024
Instead of evacuating or allowing employees to leave, the company simply told employees to move their cars to higher ground.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Evacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuating. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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