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evacuees

noun

plural of evacuee

as in refugees

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons the report said the evacuees would be placed in temporary shelters

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Recent Examples of evacuees Casinos in Reno offered discounts on hotel rooms to evacuees. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Rocky Ripple town council president Randy Sanders told evacuees that the evacuation could last until tomorrow evening — or longer. — Tilly Robinson, IndyStar, 15 Aug. 2026 The County of Monterey announced that Carmel Middle School will serve as a temporary evacuation point and shelter, providing evacuees with a centralized location to receive incident information, resource referrals, and assistance. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Officials said the location is not an overnight shelter, but is available for evacuees to get information, make plans and charge electronic devices. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Several are discounting rooms for evacuees and first responders. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 As cooler, more humid air moved into southwest France this week, authorities allowed two-thirds of the 224,000 evacuees to return home, including some more on Friday. — Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 The building is named after the mayor who pushed for construction of the 140,000-square-foot facility that can house 1,000 evacuees during heat storms and earthquakes. — Pat Maio, Daily News, 31 July 2026

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refugees

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Little Saigon developed in the 1970s and ’80s, as refugees from South Vietnam fled the aftermath of the Vietnam War and moved to Southern California.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026
American sentiment was turning against newcomers, whether Vietnamese refugees, Cuban and Haitian boat people, Central Americans fleeing civil wars or Mexicans looking for economic opportunity.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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