evacuate
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"We heard a noise. Our neighbours were shouting, 'Get out of the house! Evacuate the house!', so we ran away, into the street," she said.
From Reuters • May 13, 2023
Evacuate the area by foot and get to higher ground.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2021
And we contemplated the words that are shaping our days: Evacuate.
From Seattle Times • May 20, 2021
“Make an announcement that the train is going out of service. Evacuate the passengers.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2020
“Evacuate now! The federals have entered Nsukka! We are evacuating now! Right now! I am going to all the houses still occupied. Evacuate now!”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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