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Recent Examples of evacuation
The fire has prompted numerous evacuations in the area, including the complete evacuation of the town of Eureka, which has a population of just over 600.
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Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City.
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Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
The agency said the attackers had allegedly plotted to use drones to cause explosions in buildings surrounding the event, force an evacuation toward a sniper team, and then breach the White House perimeters.
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Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2026
An emergency official familiar with the situation said there had been discussions with federal immigration officials about a potential evacuation of the Krome facility due to multiple brush fires a few miles away that had been ongoing since last week.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
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Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City.
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Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
The agency said the attackers had allegedly plotted to use drones to cause explosions in buildings surrounding the event, force an evacuation toward a sniper team, and then breach the White House perimeters.
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Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2026
An emergency official familiar with the situation said there had been discussions with federal immigration officials about a potential evacuation of the Krome facility due to multiple brush fires a few miles away that had been ongoing since last week.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuation
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The xAI cofounder exodus has been well documented.
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Miami-Dade lost about 10,000 residents last year, and the exodus skews young.
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Oil-rich Venezuela, a country of 28 million that was long among the wealthiest nations in Latin America, has suffered a decade of economic decline and mass emigration.
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That turn is notable in a country that has prided itself on keeping the far right at the margins, and whose own history of colonization and emigration has generally made such politics a hard sell.
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The two countries will agree to future pilot zones for Israel’s eventual withdrawal, the agreement says.
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The tradeoff is that withdrawals are taxed.
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Bravo, the diaspora director at the foreign ministry, told CNN that the Peruvian government’s hands are tied.
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The diaspora organized in parallel.
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None of the participating athletes have to pay for their flights.
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Donaldson auditioned for the Heat earlier this month after taking a red-eye flight from San Francisco.
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New recruits must work years to equal starting pay at nearby departments, and retirement benefits only kick in after 30 years, compared to 20 years elsewhere, Weiner said.
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Seniors can expect expenses of $730,000 and income of $521,000 in retirement.
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The trade comes after years of uncertainty surrounding Milwaukee's direction following the departure of championship-winning head coach Mike Budenholzer in 2023 and caps a steady decline that culminated in the Bucks missing the 2026 playoffs.
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The pound eased against major currencies as speculation mounted that Starmer was going to set out a timetable for his departure.
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Let passengers exit the train before boarding This rule isn’t unique to Japan, but blocking the door or pushing against the exiting crowd is considered extremely impolite.
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According to research firm Kpler, only seven ships on Friday passed through the strait — five entering and two exiting.
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“Evacuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuation. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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