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Recent Examples of evacuation
Near Southern California, evacuation orders and warnings remained in effect Tuesday as wildfires raged near Burro Peak and across the Simi Valley region.
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Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 19 May 2026
All other evacuation orders and warnings remained in place.
—Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 19 May 2026
The evacuation occurred about 15 minutes into the screening, the outlet said, citing its critic Stephanie Bunbury.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
The latest evacuation orders can be seen here.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 May 2026
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Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 19 May 2026
All other evacuation orders and warnings remained in place.
—Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 19 May 2026
The evacuation occurred about 15 minutes into the screening, the outlet said, citing its critic Stephanie Bunbury.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
The latest evacuation orders can be seen here.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuation
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Those two factors combined mean a summer exodus is likely, even if very few Wolves players have managed to enhance their reputations during a season in which relegation has seemed certain since well before Christmas.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Continue reading … HOUSE DIVIDED — Fetterman says Democrats have become ‘anti-men,’ warns of young male voter exodus.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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There’s lots of emigration because there are no jobs.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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But there’s no such thing as legal emigration to Gilead.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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With McCaughey’s withdrawal, the delegates then endorsed Fazio unanimously in a voice vote.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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The insula, in particular, organizes and coordinates the withdrawal response, facial expression and visceral sensations that together constitute a full disgust reaction.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Because of the war, Yemenis have left the country, and there is a diaspora in Egypt, in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Portugal, Canada and Malaysia – scattered all over the world.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Featuring nearly 60 artworks, this exhibition highlights the contributions of LGBTQ+ artists from Africa and its diaspora.—
Washington Post staff,
Washington Post,
15 May 2026
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Direct flights from South Korea, Russia, China, Thailand, and Singapore have added to this area’s tourism boom.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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When disruption hits, travelers are on their own The survey paints a stark picture of what actually happens when a flight goes sideways.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Democrats in Washington reacted so strongly that some even discussed a long-shot plan to prompt the Virginia legislature to throw out the state's Supreme Court by lowering the mandatory retirement age for justices, according to The New York Times.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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For example, Social Security retirement benefits could decrease and pensions could stay the same.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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The existing political infrastructure has no way of accommodating migration on the coming scale, which will evacuate departure economies, and overwhelm destination societies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Though the Republican staffers’ departures are unrelated, their simultaneous exits leave Garcia with one less bridge to the Hill at a moment when US-Africa policy can least afford the disruption.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
18 May 2026
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Officers also reviewed security footage of the smokers’ exiting and re-entering the terminal.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Moving to safety in the water and exiting.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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“Evacuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuation. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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