evacuation

Example Sentences

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They will be replacing Crew-11, which returned to Earth in January, a month earlier than planned, during the first medical evacuation in the space station's history.

From Barron's

"We're hoping this is increasing and turning into a process where many more of those who need medical evacuations can actually leave."

From BBC

The memo details the plans for the evacuation of the American embassy in Warsaw and Willa’s work to dismantle the office.

From Literature

The last decade has been marked by turmoil in the region from major wildfires that forced evacuations and destroyed homes, causing burn scars that fostered dangerous debris flows.

From Los Angeles Times

For instance, a hurricane evacuation is more likely to be effective in a community that already has stronger social ties when compared to one that doesn’t.

From Salon