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Recent Examples of evacuation
The evacuation lasted approximately two hours.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Flights that landed after the evacuation were held on the taxiway during the shutdown, which Overstreet said lasted about two hours.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
The evacuation order came after the United States and Israel carried out a joint mission, striking Iran.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Julie Atwood with Halter Project advised residents on how to take care of their pets in an emergency situation or evacuation.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Flights that landed after the evacuation were held on the taxiway during the shutdown, which Overstreet said lasted about two hours.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
The evacuation order came after the United States and Israel carried out a joint mission, striking Iran.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Julie Atwood with Halter Project advised residents on how to take care of their pets in an emergency situation or evacuation.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuation
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The first two days of free agency have seen an exodus of Kansas City Chiefs defenders, and linebacker Leo Chenal has become the latest.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Despite concerns about wealthy New Yorkers fleeing our city, the real exodus is happening in the middle.—
Gary LaBarbera,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The most significant factor is the massive emigration of younger generations.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Fullerton resident Roya Saberzadeh tells a frustrating tale of her emigration to the United States from her native Tehran in 1989.—
Judy Bart Kancigor,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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Instead, investors can make requests to redeem all or part of their shares, but the PE managers typically cap total withdrawals per quarter at a fixed percentage of their net asset value, often 5%.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Prior to the law being enacted, there was a penalty of 50% associated with an insufficient withdrawal.—
Elliot Raphaelson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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Italy’s citizenship rules have been bound up with its diaspora since the country was formed.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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But under Díaz-Canel almost two million Cubans, mostly young and educated, have left the country in recent years, leaving little alternative to the government but to lean on the large Cuban diaspora for capital and expertise.—
Andrés Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Cardiff finished bottom of the Premier League in the 2013-14 campaign, before Caulker again suffered relegation from the top flight with Queens Park Rangers the following season.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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This test flight also delivered a demonstrator payload for @LockheedMartin.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Three years ago, JPMorgan Chase executive Doug Petno was at a New York City party celebrating a colleague's retirement when his boss, Jamie Dimon, called Petno over.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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At her retirement dinner, people got up, one after the other, to pay tribute to her.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Teams ousted during the group stage usually leave within days, but organizers have not announced details for the departure of the Iran delegation.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Grammy-winning musician and actor wasn't the only celeb to make a statement at Chanel; Margot Robbie showed up with a wavy, wet-look bob and bangs that was a major departure from her more romantic Wuthering Heights styles.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Mar. 2026
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Of the 186 clients who were in the exiting employees’ rosters, 179 stayed with the agency, according to the complaint, which notes more than 150 clients are represented by both Range and CAA.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Nov. 2025
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If exiting isn't possible, officials said the vehicle will pull off and stop on the shoulder of the freeway.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
13 Nov. 2025
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“Evacuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuation. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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