as in to evacuate
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Officials received a distress call just after 9 a.m. Thursday, June 12, reporting that the crew of the 57-foot sport fisher was evacuating using a life raft after the boat started taking on water, the United States Coast Guard said in a June 12 news release.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025 -
Meanwhile, Iran’s stockpile of near-weapons-grade uranium continues to grow, Israeli officials are openly weighing military options, and the United States is evacuating diplomats and military families from Iraq due to rising tensions.—
Jane Harman,
Time,
13 June 2025
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There are only exceptional circumstances, such as when the award was procured by fraud or when the arbitrator refused to consider relevant evidence or follow basic legal principles, that warrant vacating an award.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 June 2025
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Having vacated The Valley in September 1985 due to being unable to afford the necessary safety work, the London club moved in, first, with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park and then West Ham at Upton Park.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Wolfgang Tillmans felt right at home mounting his Paris solo exhibition at the Centre Pompidou’s vast library, which was emptied as the museum prepares to shutter for an extensive, multiyear renovation.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
13 June 2025
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For instance, leases for the state Department of Health expired last year at the Golden Rule Building on Seventh Place, emptying two floors.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2025
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That’s the fun thing for me, is there’s no reason the next one couldn’t suck back in and be a chamber piece again.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Sep. 2022
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Despite its appearance, the hummingbird’s tongue doesn't suck up nectar like a drinking straw.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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The visa expired in February 2023, but Soliman has not exhausted legal efforts to remain in the U.S., according to NBC.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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The object could be a white dwarf—an Earth-sized husk that remains after a star has exhausted its nuclear fuel.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Andrew Harnik/Getty Images How Markets Reacted While the CIT's decision potentially voided the majority of Trump's trade measures, markets reacted modestly to the news.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Update: Just after 3 p.m. Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a brief order granting the Trump administration's request to pause an earlier ruling that voided several of the president's tariffs.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
29 May 2025
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“Vacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuate. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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