evacuation

Example Sentences

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Having worked in the Middle East for almost four decades, this was her third evacuation.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

They told the BBC there had been little visible provision of basic safety measures, including public shelters, evacuation support or temporary accommodation for those displaced.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The county typically utilizes such cellphone blasts for evacuation warnings or orders, but Vaquero felt strongly that meteorologists were describing a situation that could quickly become catastrophic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

That section of town, which would end up among the most devastated, never received an evacuation warning.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Five days later, as North Vietnamese troops encircled Saigon, Ford ordered the evacuation of all United States citizens from Vietnam.

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