decamp
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After most OpenAI employees threatened to decamp to Microsoft, the directors reversed course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
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
"They'd just decamp to Manchester and you wouldn't see them again until Tuesday or Wednesday the next week, looking like they'd had quite a good time."
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
Barron’s Karishma Vanjani writes that overseas investors’ desire to decamp from Treasuries is already a concern.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
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
At least until he decamps to New York in 2026, Dudamel’s performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic remain quintessential summer Hollywood Bowl enticements.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023
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
BESENVAL, Baron, Commandant of Paris, on French Finance, in riot of Rue St. Antoine, on corruption of Guards, at Champ-de-Mars, apparition to, decamps, and Louis XVI.
From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas
Around noon Sunday, the group decamped to Nancy’s house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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
Two years later, Maurice decamped for the Florida Panthers—who promptly traded for Tkachuk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Administration officials would not immediately confirm whether the troops had decamped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
At the semester break every spring when Oppenheimer decamped for Caltech, the entourage followed him south in a caravan of rickety vehicles.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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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
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
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
She was wondering how she should explain on the morrow that her lover had been skulking somewhere all day preparatory to decamping altogether, if she failed to prevent him from adopting that disgraceful course.
From A Traitor's Wooing by Hill, Headon
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