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evacuate

[ih-vak-yoo-ayt] / ɪˈvæk juˌeɪt /


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Some 85 households in the nearby village of Whelford were advised to evacuate and army bomb disposal experts called in to examine three vans stopped on a rural road.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Nonetheless, the US has the money, skills and goods to evacuate and resettle the huge numbers, if leaders cooperate and use everything available.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The mother of The Times’ art critic chose to evacuate with some silverware and a Spanish shawl, “in case we needed to sell something.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

It found no evidence that the staff in the unit had been trained or had ever rehearsed how to evacuate the ward of newborns, many of whom were premature or "medically fragile".

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Just that morning word had spread that Greece was sending a fleet of ships to evacuate refugees.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

But in France, Marielle Mourgeon was among 4,000 people forced to cut holidays short in the seaside village of Lacanau, near Bordeaux, after authorities ordered camping sites evacuates as a precaution.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

He said his administration evacuates about 100 people from the city daily on trains and buses on a voluntary basis.

From Reuters ● Feb. 23, 2023

Heidt also recommends an air medical transport membership like Medjet, which evacuates you in case of a medical emergency.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2023

Project Dynamo, a US-based non-profit that evacuates American civilians from risky situations abroad, has warned Mr Murekezi could face the death penalty in Donetsk.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2022

The British Army cross the Garonne—Advance on Toulouse—Prepare for the Attack—The Attack—Spaniards driven back—Battle very hot—French completely defeated—Soult evacuates Toulouse, and tardily adheres to the Bourbons.

From Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade by William Surtees

In it, she said that work crews as well as those working around the construction site were evacuated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“As a precaution, the building has been evacuated while CHP sweeps the building,” the statement read.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The pair were evacuated from their home the following morning, after the vans were found abandoned at the end of their driveway.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Most visitors to the tourist hub had been unable to leave since the airport closed to commercial flights last Wednesday, though he said 14 Israeli tourists had been evacuated by military helicopter on Monday.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Valentina flew more than 1,850 of these missions, and evacuated around 2,500 orphaned children and wounded partisan fighters.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

County fire and sheriff’s officials “caused a major gap in communication and a lag in response,” the consequences of which would become clear as incident command fell behind on evacuating west Altadena.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Meanwhile Ukrainian authorities have begun evacuating some residents in Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, the biggest cities still under full Ukrainian control in the eastern Donbas region.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

A headteacher has told how he saved 900 pupils' lives from the Nepal floods - by quickly evacuating them just 10 minutes before the waters hit.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

"People were panicking, running here and there. We're evacuating for the time being... and trying to get to the hills," he said, adding: "My family is safe. No one was harmed."

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

This was the government’s version of Operation Alert, a day for top officials to rehearse evacuating Washington.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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