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evacuate

[ih-vak-yoo-eyt] / ɪˈvæk juˌeɪt /


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The Bishop of Dudley, the Right Reverend Martin Gorick, was among those who were forced to evacuate.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Edwards earlier urged people to be ready to evacuate immediately when told to do so.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

A fast-moving wildfire was approaching Reno, Nev., on Sunday, with authorities urging nearly 90,000 people to evacuate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Earlier this year, Stagecoach in Indio, Calif., was forced to temporarily pause the festival and evacuate fans due to strong winds.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

In March of 1782 a settler militia from Pennsylvania, under the command of David Williamson, rounded them up, telling them they had to evacuate for their own safety.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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

And he evacuates his bowels into a cistern sunken in the middle of the living room.

From Washington Post Mar. 14, 2023

Extreme weather in March left at least 13 people dead and tens of thousands had to evacuates in Queensland and New South Wales, with town centres submerged, homes washed away and power cut.

From Reuters Sep. 17, 2022

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

Index: Mc Fights under Bolivar, 412; given command at Navy Island, 413; arrives there, 415; his habits, 417; evacuates island, 424; plans attack on Kingston, 429; failure of, 429; blames Mackenzie, 430; exonerates Mackenzie, 430.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

During the so-called vent and burn of chemicals, residents within a one-by-two mile area were evacuated for about two days, then told it was safe to return.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

During a chemical burn-off, residents were evacuated for about two days, then told it was safe to return.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Ozon reported fires early Monday at its warehouses in Krasnodar and Makhachkala, both in southern Russia, adding that sites in Adygeysk and Nevinnomyssk were evacuated due to threats of drone attack.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

Alila Ventana resort was evacuated and remains closed, a representative said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Thanks being returned for what we had not got, and a second hymn chanted, the refectory was evacuated for the schoolroom.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Peyton Maxwell, 23, got an alert on her Blink camera last week as she was evacuating and watched the wildfire approach her house in the Indian Trails neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

At one point, Epping Forest District Council considered evacuating nearby houses due to the chaos.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

The troops will assist with evacuating residents from areas threatened by the fires and help safeguard homes left unattended during the emergency, the defence ministry said.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Firefighters have been battling to hold the blazes back from Bordeaux, which lies at the heart of the world-famous wine-growing region, with authorities evacuating thousands of people from villages close to the city.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Americans were evacuating by helicopter out to the waiting American ships.

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




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