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Recent Examples of evacuation
SpaceX Crew-11 medical evacuation previously forced delay The impending spacewalk comes after a previous attempt in January for two NASA astronauts to exit the space station had to be indefinitely postponed.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Then, in September 2024, a fire broke out in Escondido at San Diego Gas & Electric’s 30-megawatt, 120-megawatt-hours facility that led to the temporary evacuation of about 500 nearby businesses.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The NoCo Alert system issued mandatory evacuation warnings to 2,401 people in the area.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Following the passengers’ evacuation, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units arrived by air and sea to assist in emergency efforts, and later towed the charred remains to the nearby Haulover Inlet.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Then, in September 2024, a fire broke out in Escondido at San Diego Gas & Electric’s 30-megawatt, 120-megawatt-hours facility that led to the temporary evacuation of about 500 nearby businesses.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The NoCo Alert system issued mandatory evacuation warnings to 2,401 people in the area.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Following the passengers’ evacuation, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units arrived by air and sea to assist in emergency efforts, and later towed the charred remains to the nearby Haulover Inlet.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuation
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This exodus represents the highest turnover in the House since 1992 and in the Senate since 2012.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Democrats and professors have warned that an exodus of the best and brightest faculty would weaken the caliber of education offered at state universities, threaten Texas’ cutting-edge research and undercut students’ workforce readiness.—
Milla Surjadi,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the crises have unleashed a surge in emigration, particularly of young people and skilled workers, to the United States, Mexico and Europe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Critics say such emigration from Gaza is not voluntary after the war left much of the strip uninhabitable.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 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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Beyond extending flight time, the shift to hydrogen leverages the laws of physics to improve drone reliability.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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The watchmaker has just unveiled an all-new Navitimer that pays homage to the world’s only commercial supersonic jet (at least, so far), just in time for the 50th anniversary of the aircraft’s first flight.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
18 Mar. 2026
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Larry Colvin is a proud Vietnam veteran who's been forced back into the working world after 10 years of retirement as a repairman.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Payments largely depend on a recipient’s retirement age.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ferreira, who appeared in the show's first two seasons, announced her departure from the series in 2022.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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So there’s an immediate potential role for him at right guard after the departure of Cole Strange.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
16 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 21 Mar. 2026.
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