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Recent Examples of evacuations
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
The findings further said that procedures for the evacuations of cabins due to flooding were not reviewed with camp staff and counselors and that the campers were not instructed on how a flood evacuation would happen — making quick-thinking emergency decisions all the more difficult.
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David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
Firefighters ordered evacuations for residents living near Yearling Way and Gray Mare Drive, and evacuation warnings for a large group of other homes in the neighborhood.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
All mandatory evacuations were lifted Sunday, but low-lying areas and residences along the river remain on pre-evacuation orders.
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Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
Up to date evacuations are available on the Perimeter evacuation website.
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Jenavieve Hatch,
Sacbee.com,
1 Sep. 2025
The first evacuations were ordered Thursday afternoon, and two expansions Friday increased the evacuation zone to 21 square miles.
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Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
23 Aug. 2025
In addition to some residential evacuations, which are updated on the Rio Blanco County and Garfield County sheriff's offices, the Lee fire led to the evacuation of nearly 200 inmates from the Rifle Correctional Center.
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Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
Mandatory evacuations are in place for specific zones in both counties, with additional areas under evacuation warnings.
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Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
The findings further said that procedures for the evacuations of cabins due to flooding were not reviewed with camp staff and counselors and that the campers were not instructed on how a flood evacuation would happen — making quick-thinking emergency decisions all the more difficult.
—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
Firefighters ordered evacuations for residents living near Yearling Way and Gray Mare Drive, and evacuation warnings for a large group of other homes in the neighborhood.
—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
All mandatory evacuations were lifted Sunday, but low-lying areas and residences along the river remain on pre-evacuation orders.
—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
Up to date evacuations are available on the Perimeter evacuation website.
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Jenavieve Hatch,
Sacbee.com,
1 Sep. 2025
The first evacuations were ordered Thursday afternoon, and two expansions Friday increased the evacuation zone to 21 square miles.
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Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
23 Aug. 2025
In addition to some residential evacuations, which are updated on the Rio Blanco County and Garfield County sheriff's offices, the Lee fire led to the evacuation of nearly 200 inmates from the Rifle Correctional Center.
—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
Mandatory evacuations are in place for specific zones in both counties, with additional areas under evacuation warnings.
—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuations
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The cities get quieter, the exoduses take place, and the publishing output slows to an almost complete halt.
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Cox said unauthorized drone flights can result in the seizure of drones, the arrest of their operators – and civil penalties up to $100,000.
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About a year after the first flights, Iraq invaded Kuwait, sending jet fuel prices soaring.
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Reynoso said suspicious bank activity and withdrawals were made to their accounts.
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The outlet also reported unusual withdrawals from the couple’s bank accounts.
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There’s an image of New York City, calcified in film, memoir, and newsprint, of a city built on a foundation of scruffy subcultures, especially those communities grounded in the city’s hundreds of distinct diasporas.
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Media produced for and by diasporas – people displaced from their country of origin by choice or force – is a good source for contextualized and expert information about conflicts in their country of origin.
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Early retirements are always possible.
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Now, over to Madeline for insight into one of the most unusual race retirements of recent years, which happened halfway through the event in Spain.
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But the departures are often bigger PR headaches than operational ones.
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Whatever the reasons, the departures signal the start of Broadway’s summer dog days, when the crowded spring line-ups thin out in the wake of Tony Award disappointments, warm-weather competition for tourist bucks and the inevitable making-way for fresh new fall shows just around the corner.
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“Evacuations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuations. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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