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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

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

This is normally the inflection point when an idiosyncratic filmmaker either smooths out his sensibilities to make a superhero movie or decamps to a streaming service in search of creative control at a bigger budget.

From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2022

This comes to be very awkward at times, especially if a whole herd decamps or takes “a moonlight flitting.”

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Gordon Stables

Two-and-a-half years later, Lamarco decamped for Pittsburgh, where he started Culper.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

So she and her family decamped to a ranch in Montana, where they lived in a log cabin and rode horses while riding out the global pandemic.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Another woman member who had been campaigning against the men’s bar suddenly decamped to the other side.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Thousands of residents have decamped to temporary shelters.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

El Patron decamped not long afterward with his bodyguards.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Paramount reupping its threat to leave, or even worse, decamping for someplace such as Nashville, is not a great look.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Gen Re CEO Kara Raiguel and Alleghany’s Joe Brandon were two mentioned as candidates, as was Todd Combs, the money manager who led Geico before decamping to JPMorgan Chase in December.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 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

Phil’s beloved music and artistic director isn’t decamping for the New York Philharmonic for another two years, and the Bowl intends to take full advantage of his commanding presence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2024

When a man has been unfortunate enough to excite the last of these amiable feelings, he should lose no time in decamping, for the game is wholly and irretrievably lost.

From M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." by G.J. Whyte-Melville


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