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Recent Examples of evacuation
On day 11, the sheriff lifted our evacuation order.
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Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
The sheriff urged residents to prepare now in the event evacuation orders are issued.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
Sacramento County deputies detained a man who barricaded himself inside a Rancho Cordova home Friday morning and began to set the residence on fire, prompting evacuations, authorities said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
That was especially true of West Altadena, an area that got an evacuation order many hours after the Eaton fire exploded last month.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
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Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
The sheriff urged residents to prepare now in the event evacuation orders are issued.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
Sacramento County deputies detained a man who barricaded himself inside a Rancho Cordova home Friday morning and began to set the residence on fire, prompting evacuations, authorities said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
That was especially true of West Altadena, an area that got an evacuation order many hours after the Eaton fire exploded last month.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuation
Noun
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House members of both parties are heading for the exits, but the exodus seems especially notable among Republicans.—
Lee Hamilton,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Mass exodus from these and other key positions would be disastrous for our communities.—
Marj Halperin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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According to data verified by the Washington Office for Latin America, a think-tank, the intention to migrate among Venezuelans increased by over 70% following Maduro’s controversial election in July, suggesting a new emigration wave might be just around the corner.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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As long as sanctions remain in place, economic development and employment will remain stunted, decreasing the chances of success for Syria’s new government and increasing the likelihood of violent disorder, foreign intervention, and additional emigration.—
Steven Simon,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Jan. 2025
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As well as the release of 16 hostages so far, phase one has seen the entry of more humanitarian aid and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from parts of Gaza.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Importantly, poor sleep is common throughout a person’s experience with opioid use disorder, from actively using to withdrawal from opioids, and even while on treatment.—
Mackenzie Gamble,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2025
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Read the story » What the war in Gaza has revealed about American Judaism: Isaac Chotiner interviews the journalist Peter Beinart about the story of Israel and the moral blind spot of the Jewish diaspora.—
Ian Crouch,
The New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2025
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As someone from the African diaspora, my excitement was tempered by Hollywood's long history of mishandling stories from the continent, turning rich cultures into tired clichés that make many of us cringe.—
Susan Akyeampong,
refinery29.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Using data from four flights of NASA's Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR), the lab produced a map showing the motion of the landslide in the region.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announces on Fox News that the first flights of immigrants in the U.S. without legal status arrive at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: Energy and Commerce has undergone something of an energy policy brain drain in recent years with retirements and electoral churn.—
Daniel Moore,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
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At Marathon, Elliott helped facilitate the addition of a new director, transition to a new CEO, closure of the gap in per barrel EBITDA with VLO, retirement of 50% of its shares outstanding since 2021, and sale of the Speedway retail operation for $17 billion in after-tax cash proceeds.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2025
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But there's little question that President Donald Trump's public comments appearing to accommodate Russia's President Vladimir Putin over a potential Ukraine war peace deal are a major departure from Joe Biden's confrontational stance against Putin.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Their more recent public displays of affection are a stark departure from years past, when the Prince and Princess of Wales were typically more stoic in their interactions publicly.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Evacuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuation. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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