evacuation

Example Sentences

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The evacuation order was unprecedented in scale, encompassing a 6-square-mile, densely populated residential area with hundreds of thousands of people.

From Los Angeles Times

"This is a huge undertaking," he said, describing it as many times bigger than the much-criticised evacuation of Afghanistan in 2021.

From BBC

The defence ministry said on Thursday that the warship would "offer protection and aerial defence" and "support any evacuation of civilians".

From Barron's

The U.S. embassy in Jerusalem said it is “working closely with Washington to support American citizens in the region” but did not mention arranging evacuations.

From Salon

France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and the United States also organised special evacuation flights, from countries including Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

From Barron's