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Recent Examples of evacuation
Latest wildfire: Fast-moving California fire burns over 1,500 acres and prompts evacuations
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appear at Pasadena evacuation site
Video of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex speaking with the Mayor of Pasadena, Victor Gordo, and others amidst the California wildfire devastation.
—Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The fires engulfed 22 structures, forced evacuations on 18 roads and required an injured firefighter to be airlifted to a hospital.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2025
The ongoing investigation will include a metallurgical analysis of the wing, assessment of pilot procedures, and evaluation of the passenger evacuation process.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appear at Pasadena evacuation site
Video of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex speaking with the Mayor of Pasadena, Victor Gordo, and others amidst the California wildfire devastation.
—Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The fires engulfed 22 structures, forced evacuations on 18 roads and required an injured firefighter to be airlifted to a hospital.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2025
The ongoing investigation will include a metallurgical analysis of the wing, assessment of pilot procedures, and evaluation of the passenger evacuation process.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuation
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Related Articles Emotional goodbyes as East Bay horse track and stables see mass exodus and the end of racing Oakland to close 2 homeless shelters, raising fears residents could be forced to streets ICE just visited a California homeless shelter.—
William B. Baron,
Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Members accompanied an exodus of millions of Venezuelans, the overwhelming majority of whom were seeking better living conditions after their nation’s economy came undone last decade.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
23 Mar. 2025
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Some Irish politicians have accused him of fanning the flames of discontent online, voicing his anger at Ireland’s immigration policy – a particularly sensitive issue given the country’s long history of emigration.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The second fastest shrinking country in the world in 2023 was Tuvalu, where a third factor - climate change - is likely to be making emigration even worse.—
Katharina Buchholz,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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The White House did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment regarding either the Alabama ruling of the Title X funding withdrawal.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Mouse House’s commitment is critical to budgets, storylines, and casting, meaning its withdrawal could mean major changes to the show.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, a group of important works by artists from across Africa and the African diaspora will make their way from the Pérezes to Tate’s collection over the coming years.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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On March 20, Iranians in Iran and in the diaspora commemorated Nowruz, the Persian New Year.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Google's longtime price alerts for flights have been popular, so the company is expanding that functionality to hotels, too.—
Samuel Axon,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025
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Practical considerations taken into account were travel (several industry vets griped that there was only one direct flight daily from LAX to Cincinnati), public transportation, housing and, of course, available movie theater venues.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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One of them officially announced his retirement this week.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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There was a stat in The Times that said 40% of footballers go broke four years after retirement.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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Yet, as your departure date approaches, anxiety sets in.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Due to those departures, Etienne, a 5-11, 190-pound transfer from Arkansas State, appears to have a solid shot at winning a starting job.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Evacuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuation. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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