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Recent Examples of evacuation
Near Southern California, evacuation orders and warnings remained in effect Tuesday as wildfires raged near Burro Peak and across the Simi Valley region.
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Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 19 May 2026
All other evacuation orders and warnings remained in place.
—Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 19 May 2026
The evacuation occurred about 15 minutes into the screening, the outlet said, citing its critic Stephanie Bunbury.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
The latest evacuation orders can be seen here.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 May 2026
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Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 19 May 2026
All other evacuation orders and warnings remained in place.
—Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 19 May 2026
The evacuation occurred about 15 minutes into the screening, the outlet said, citing its critic Stephanie Bunbury.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
The latest evacuation orders can be seen here.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuation
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Those two factors combined mean a summer exodus is likely, even if very few Wolves players have managed to enhance their reputations during a season in which relegation has seemed certain since well before Christmas.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Continue reading … HOUSE DIVIDED — Fetterman says Democrats have become ‘anti-men,’ warns of young male voter exodus.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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There’s lots of emigration because there are no jobs.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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But there’s no such thing as legal emigration to Gilead.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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The withdrawal of 5,000 troops might drop numbers below that limit.—
Lorne Cook,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Under the settlement, the sheriff agreed to boost medical and dental staffing and training and expand treatment for people experiencing substance-use withdrawal.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Muriel Hasbun, a multidisciplinary artist whose practice poignantly recounted the effects of El Salvador’s civil war and the migration and exile of its diaspora, died on May 13 from ovarian cancer in Silver Springs, Maryland.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
22 May 2026
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The federal charges against former Cuban leader Raul Castro regarding the downing of a civilian plane in 1996 fired up the Cuban exile community in Miami, where the indictment was announced Wednesday – the same day the Cuban diaspora celebrate their independence from Spain.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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Those seated in the gunner or engineer positions will also be treated to additional clips of Grogu via their adjacent flight panels, the young alien here portrayed as something of a playful pet of a child who is exaggeratedly chill during the commotion.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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West Ham United’s fight against relegation from the Premier League will be decided on the season’s final day and anything but a win at home to Leeds United will end a 14-year run in the top flight.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Adapted from Richard Osman's best-selling novel of the same name, this lighthearted crime caper centers on four amateur sleuths living in a retirement community who look into a suspicious murder.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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Frost maintained that CalPERS is one of the most transparent retirement systems in the country and, as required by California law, the fund reports fees and fund performance to the public and the Legislature.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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The existing political infrastructure has no way of accommodating migration on the coming scale, which will evacuate departure economies, and overwhelm destination societies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Though the Republican staffers’ departures are unrelated, their simultaneous exits leave Garcia with one less bridge to the Hill at a moment when US-Africa policy can least afford the disruption.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
18 May 2026
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Officers also reviewed security footage of the smokers’ exiting and re-entering the terminal.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Moving to safety in the water and exiting.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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“Evacuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuation. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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