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relocate

[ree-loh-keyt, ree-loh-keyt] / riˈloʊ keɪt, ˌri loʊˈkeɪt /


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Some people relocate to lower-tax states when they retire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Alvarez said many students are “working adults, parents, caregivers, and first-generation students who are rooted in their communities and cannot relocate or commute long distances to earn a degree.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Most animals "do not have many options" to relocate as their habitat burns, he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026

Nepal has declared a disaster in 15 affected areas for three months to provide financial assistance to families of the dead, rescue and relocate the displaced and deploy the army.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Those who lose jobs or decline promotions to let the children finish high school where they currently are sometimes relocate in place.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Prince Harry, who relocates back to Britain shortly with his family, will open a new chapter in his ever-eventful life which once seemed improbable amid royal feuds, battles over security and lawsuits against UK tabloids.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

This family drama, his latest “Yellowstone” spinoff, stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Matthew Fox and Patrick J. Adams in the story of a New York clan that relocates to a Montana river valley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026

After the family relocates to Connecticut from New York, Delia can’t help but turn their quaint, historical home into a gaudy spectacle full of terrible, modern-gothic artwork.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

Outcast Henry's life fails to improve when his family relocates to Hawkins, where he spends his free time hanging out with spiders in an attic.

From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025

General Douglas MacArthur, the officer in charge of the United States Army Forces in the Far East, abandons his home in Manila and relocates to the fortified island of Corregidor.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The location had been reserved by FTX, which along with Bankman-Fried had recently relocated to the Bahamas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

That training session, scheduled for 10:00 BST, also came and went with the team still in their hotel where reporters relocated in anticipation of a statement.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Folkestone and Hythe District Council said 90 people were relocated from Pavilion Court in Marine Terrace following concerns raised by safety inspectors.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

My colleague Corinne Purtill went to the relocated meet-up for Barrio Athletics, which is based in South L.A. and attracts a multiethnic group of runners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Rutherford had relocated to Montreal and a professorship at McGill University, which featured a lavishly equipped laboratory funded by a Canadian businessman, in an early example of scientific patronage by industry.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

What’s more, they’re at risk of dropping to 0-3 for the first time since 2017, their first season after relocating to Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Many business owners—lacking flood insurance because they never expected a hurricane to strike so far inland—did it largely on their own, reopening, relocating or starting over from scratch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Last week, it was reported that the couple would be relocating to the UK in August.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and their two children landed Wednesday in Britain, UK media reported, after the surprise news emerged last week they would be relocating from the United States.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Whoever had prospects on the outside, and the energy to go, was leaving, relocating, or entering military service.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




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