evacuation

Example Sentences

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Israel also conducted strikes in the operation area in coordination with U.S. forces, striking assets that could pose a threat to the evacuation effort, the Israeli official said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The head of Russia's state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev, said on Saturday that the evacuation of 198 people remaining in the plant had started that morning.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Moreno Valley residents south of John F. Kennedy Drive were also under mandatory evacuation orders.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

French paratroopers, part of a multinational force, supervise the evacuation of Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat among the crowd and journalists on Aug. 30, 1982, in Beirut.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

They might question us for not having formal evacuation orders.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys