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decamp

[dih-kamp] / dɪˈkæmp /


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Then, of course, there is the added perk of the private beach, a rare draw in an area where Manhattanites regularly decamp during the warmer summer months.

From MarketWatch May 26, 2026

So what did the last three days of running in Bahrain, before the teams decamp to Albert Park in Melbourne, say about the reshaped sport - and who are the winners and losers within that?

From BBC Feb. 20, 2026

That’s doubtful given that it has already spurred many billionaires to decamp.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

Barron’s Karishma Vanjani writes that overseas investors’ desire to decamp from Treasuries is already a concern.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

Gates was now in his senior year, and somehow he managed to convince his teachers to let him decamp for Bonneville under the guise of an independent study project.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

Trump has referred to the 504-acre property that he purchased in 2002 as his Summer White House, and he frequently decamps there for the weekends when it is too hot in Palm Beach, Fla.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Exhibit A: the band decamps to New Orleans to record their next record.

From Salon Mar. 24, 2026

And I’ve spent the last two Sundances readying to let this town go when the festival decamps for Boulder, Colo., in 2027.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2026

The London displays wrap up on Tuesday, when the fashion crowd decamps to Milan Fashion Week for more new season runway shows.

From Seattle Times Feb. 20, 2023

Families frequently leave their own headman and flee to another village, and sometimes a whole village decamps by night, leaving the headman by himself. 

From A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 by David Livingstone

Last year she decamped to a famous cram center in her home state of Rajasthan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

In nearby Habana Vieja, the historic city center, nine families who decamped from a collapsed building three years ago are still living in a boxing gym.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Anthropic, founded in 2021 by Dario Amodei and others who decamped from OpenAI, raised $65 billion from investors including Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Sequoia Capital and others, about half OpenAI’s tally that closed earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Faison and Braff are still constantly collaborating whether that’s on a podcast or commercials, and even though she’s decamped from Los Angeles to Canada, Chalke makes a point to keep in touch.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2026

El Patron decamped not long afterward with his bodyguards.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Harry, who spent the past few years throwing dirt at the royal family after decamping to California, has been trying to mend fences with his father, King Charles, who is in treatment for cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

For its part, Netflix has generated a handful of blockbuster franchises, including “Squid Game,” “Bridgerton” and “Stranger Things,” but the creators of the last series are decamping to Paramount.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2025

He had asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to lay the groundwork for the summit with the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov; to make sure there was a point in decamping to Budapest.

From BBC Oct. 23, 2025

For generations, Mexican immigrants have landed in this area before decamping to Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2024

At length Watson, decamping, made a forced march down the Georgetown road; but paused at Ox swamp, six miles below the lower bridge.

From A Sketch of the life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a history of his brigade by William Dobein James




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