decamp
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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
As his threat made the rounds in Iran, many residents prepared for power and gas to go out and debated whether it would be safer to stay in the city or decamp for the countryside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Barron’s Karishma Vanjani writes that overseas investors’ desire to decamp from Treasuries is already a concern.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
Oo Oo had refused to decamp and took shelter in the village monastery instead, knowing that the military would not attack Buddhist sites.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2025
The principal spoke with such gravity that Christine and her classmates worried they might have to pack up their books and decamp for the other side of town at that very moment.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Exhibit A: the band decamps to New Orleans to record their next record.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026
She decamps for New York, jump-starting a five-alarm-fire of a melodramatic plot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
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
Ayush goes for a kingside break, but after White’s king decamps for the queenside, it is the Black king who comes under fire.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
Dalrymple suddenly discovers that it is absolutely necessary for him to be back at the barracks as soon as possible, and bidding farewell, decamps.
From Lippa by Egerton, Beatrice
Back at his building, Sillie says, the Venezuelan rescue contingent soon decamped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 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
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
Two years later, Maurice decamped for the Florida Panthers—who promptly traded for Tkachuk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
A male physician who for a time had rented an office in the castle and who had befriended Holmes—they were seen together often—also had decamped, with no word to anyone.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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He later relocated to Paris and became a film producer and distributor, before decamping to Mexico in 1938, just before the outbreak of World War II.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
In the latest defection, Kannon Shanmugam is leaving Paul Weiss amid a tumultuous time for the firm and decamping to Davis Polk, where he is launching a Supreme Court and appellate practice group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
If the music world is decamping from London again this week, then it needs to "give back to the community", she adds, and not just pay it "lip service".
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
For generations, Mexican immigrants have landed in this area before decamping to Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
Well, look here, we must keep an eye on her, and next time we see her decamping we'll just follow her, and watch where she goes.
From The School by the Sea by Brazil, Angela
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