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evacuate

[ih-vak-yoo-eyt] / ɪˈvæk yuˌeɪt /


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Indonesia's national disaster agency, meanwhile, instructed officials in the North Sulawesi capital, Manado, northern Gorontalo province and the Sangihe islands "to immediately direct their residents to evacuate in an orderly manner to higher ground".

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

A severe tropical storm moved towards Tokyo on Wednesday, with forecasters warning of floods after torrential rain battered swathes of the country and prompted calls to evacuate for hundreds of thousands of people.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The ship was there to evacuate British citizens from Nanking during the final months of the civil war, but the attack resulted in the deaths of 20 men and the wounding of 30 more.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

LASD’s search and rescue team was dispatched to help the elderly woman evacuate, but the agency didn’t issue or appear to push for any wider alerts for her neighbors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“Unless you can build a shambler-destroying machine, it’s just a matter of time before Summerland is overrun. We need to evacuate before another horde comes through.”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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