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caravan

[kar-uh-van] / ˈkær əˌvæn /


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For three magical summers between 1997 and 1999, the women’s festival known as Lilith Fair was a touring caravan of musicians, feminist activists and organizers that carried the message of women’s empowerment across North America.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

A new statutory duty would be imposed on local councils to start enforcement action within 28 days of identifying an unauthorised residential caravan site.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

They argued that would mean "anyone who wants to live on land in a caravan must always get permission first".

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

On their journey, however, they saw a caravan of cars - and spotted Shakur and Death Row Records co-founder Marion "Suge" Knight in one of the vehicles.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Maybe they had no greater place to be, except at a greater distance from a luckless caravan like ours, led by a man marked for the coming of Cid.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

"They're the ones that are actually sleeping under the stars – not sofa surfing or in caravans or anything, they're actually rough sleeping," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

People also distributed hand-drawn maps for caravans to follow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

In January, the number of unauthorised traveller caravans – those without planning permission – across England stood at 4,950, a 73% increase on January 2020's figure of 2,860.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

The Afar region of north-eastern Ethiopia is one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, where nomads often lead camel caravans carrying salt through the desert.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

But then, two hundred years ago, the caravans stopped coming.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

We caravanned up to Massachusetts and I cried in bursts for much of the drive, especially when we passed minivans encrusted with bike racks full of little, brightly colored bikes.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 29, 2022

They then caravanned together for the two-hour trip from Tampa to Fort Myers on Monday morning.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2022

Cesar was there along with a contingent that had caravanned from the Willis Avenue Bridge.

From The Verge ● Sep. 13, 2021

In the final days of campaigning, flag-waving supporters of President Trump caravanned in vehicles through the state’s largest metro area in Albuquerque and suburban Rio Rancho.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2020

We caravanned to Kerry’s hometown with a bunch of people, squeezing into a car with Henry and Willow, who was so pregnant the seat belt wouldn’t fit over her bump.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

As the rising sun spat fiery fuchsia across the sky, three companions and I caravaned to an unmarked trailhead near the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

They caravaned to the Swiss border, then Montemaggi and two of the men entered the woods.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021

She became so close with her classmates that two years later, when the program was finished, the group of aspiring filmmakers caravaned across the country to move to L.A. together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2018

As the family caravaned to Harvard, Pam Ogletree tugged her husband’s Martha’s Vineyard baseball cap off his head and looked him over.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2017

Others started to get into it as we caravaned past the Villas at Versailles.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

Highway capacity will be increased by a factor of four by caravaning.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2018

He built an empire based on caravaning — that’s what Australians call the popular pastime — and then invested in cycling, thoroughbreds, wine, soccer, basketball, technology and art.

From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2018

Yet this week the New Jersey governor was in a relative wilderness, caravaning along the slushy roads of eastern Iowa and sporting a different pin on his suit jacket: the Iowa state flag.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2015

Yeah, caravaning is inherently silly, but there's nothing wrong with enjoying the British countryside.

From The Guardian ● May 17, 2012

Our only real disappointment is that caravaning makes you so tired that there is no chance of cricket, for we brought cricket things with us, but have never been able to use them.

From The Slowcoach by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

Horse-drawn caravans were used as mobile homes in the early 19th Century, but leisure caravanning expanded rapidly after World War One.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

“We saw a large number of people influx into the city which is not uncommon with the caravanning and things we have witnessed over the years,” the chief said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023

The global market for camping and caravanning is expected to grow 6.6 percent from 2020 to 2025, according to Research and Markets.

From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2022

Most post-apocalyptic fiction offers hope in some form, whether it’s the caravanning Shakespeare companies of Station Eleven or the new family the son finds in The Road.

From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2020

It was a delightfully free and unconventional life, almost like camping or caravanning.

From Loyal to the School by Angela Brazil




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