evacuate
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Everything from seat-belt buckle mechanisms to door latches could change how passengers might evacuate in an emergency, or how they are protected in a crash, Federal Aviation Administration chief Bryan Bedford told reporters last month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Kolster stayed wedged between the front door and the stone wall in her seventh-storey apartment "for quite a while" before she heard neighbours calling for people to evacuate.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
The soldier offered to evacuate Shekhova and her dogs instead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Local authorities, “along with officers from the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office and California Highway Patrol, worked to evacuate the building,” Heefner said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Although they had finally allowed people to evacuate, for many it was too late.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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