evacuation
noun
evac·u·a·tion
i-ˌva-kyə-ˈwā-shən 
-kyü-ˈā-
1
: the act or process of evacuating
2
: something evacuated or discharged
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Tens of thousands of Israelis have fled their homes in the north of the country, while a quarter of Lebanon's population -- around 1.2 million people -- have been put under IDF evacuation orders.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
The incident, which left no one injured, prompted an immediate evacuation of all 95 passengers and crew aboard the flight originating from the Russian resort city of Sochi.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
The airstrikes followed a series of sweeping evacuation warnings on Sunday by the Israeli military for the area, known as the Dahiya — more warnings than in any other day this month.
—Euan Ward, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
When Britain declared war on Germany, the government organized the evacuation of around 800,000 children from the country’s biggest cities so they would be spared when the bombs started falling.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
The incident, which left no one injured, prompted an immediate evacuation of all 95 passengers and crew aboard the flight originating from the Russian resort city of Sochi.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
The airstrikes followed a series of sweeping evacuation warnings on Sunday by the Israeli military for the area, known as the Dahiya — more warnings than in any other day this month.
—Euan Ward, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
When Britain declared war on Germany, the government organized the evacuation of around 800,000 children from the country’s biggest cities so they would be spared when the bombs started falling.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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evacuation
noun
evac·u·a·tion
i-ˌvak-yə-ˈwā-shən
1
: the act or process of evacuating
2
: something evacuated or discharged
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