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evacuation

[ih-vak-yoo-ey-shuhn] / ɪˌvæk yuˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
removal
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NOUN
withdrawal
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Evacuation orders were issued in Chino Hills Wednesday evening after a vegetation fire ignited near Grand Avenue Park around 7 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Evacuation warnings were also lifted for Olinda Village and Hollydale, and an evacuation center at the Chino Hills Community Center was closed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Evacuation modeling can estimate how long it takes to get out, even taking into account the complexities of a real fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

Evacuation was "very difficult", Emma and Albane said, because the escape route out of the room they were in was "narrow" and the stairs leading outside were "even narrower".

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

Adams and two of the other nurses were assigned to the 12th Evacuation Hospital at Cu Chi and shipped out on the same cargo plane as Denny.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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