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fleeing

noun as in running away

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Some forces, they say, were unforeseeable – such as the issuance of hundreds of thousands of visas to those fleeing Hong Kong in the early 2020s, and Ukraine in 2022.

From BBC

Before fleeing Ukraine, Ms Gorodnycha, was working and living In Kyiv as a TV producer.

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That is until Wednesday, when the Mountain fire made a direct hit, burning numerous homes and sent resident fleeing for safety.

Botswana hosts the world’s second-largest community of Zimbabweans fleeing their country’s economic woes - and they are often resented, with deportations taking place daily.

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People are fleeing the state because they can’t afford to live here.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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