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relocate

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


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Any exit from Southern California -- the capital of America's movie industry -- would likely spark a wave of resignations from workers unwilling to relocate.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

It’s the same intersection where the Silver Platter, a historic LGBTQ+ Latino bar, wants to relocate.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

He believes that schools should temporarily relocate if issues are not resolved by the start of the school year.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

The South Eastern Trust, where Smyth was treated, said it hopes to relocate outpatient gynaecology services from the Ulster Hospital's maternity unit in the coming months.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

She therefore decided to uproot the family and relocate to Godric’s Hollow, the village that was later to gain fame as the scene of Harry Potter’s strange escape from You-Know-Who.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Get this—even if a company lays off or relocates a worker to another state, the health plan would still have to pay the tax.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Qiu's research suggests pollution is shifting west as heavy industry relocates to regions like Xinjiang, and that some cities in China have seen double-digit percentage increases in PM2.5 in the last five years.

From Barron's Feb. 17, 2026

In the new show, Reagan relocates to Boston and eventually teams up with Det.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2025

In the winter, she relocates to the outskirts of Dehradun, near the Himalayan foothills.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2024

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

Residents, along with other small villages including Middle Hambleton, were relocated to other areas before the buildings were demolished and the area flooded in the 1970s to create the reservoir.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Manus' trajectory shifted abruptly in mid-2025, when the firm laid off dozens of staff in Beijing and Wuhan and relocated core personnel to Singapore.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Remote workers were slow to return, and several large companies relocated for good.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

From there, the couple relocated to the Highland Gardens, a hotel in Raman’s district converted into homeless housing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

There were many freemen in South Carolina who’d relocated for the so-called opportunities, but they’d served their time as chattel.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

We love our 10-acre farmstead, but also often talk about moving outside the U.S. or relocating somewhere stateside, but don’t know if we can afford that.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Despite the suffering and challenges of relocating his hives to an unfamiliar landscape, Al-Dabba said he found "hope after seeing the bees coexist and adapt".

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Two other Dana Point Harbor dining establishments will be relocating: Coco Bloom Coffee is moving to Newport Beach, and Frisby Cellars Winery will operate out of its location in Rancho Mission Viejo.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

They say relocating the bears doesn’t work because they either come right back or cause the same problems elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Formerly, when the subject of relocating came up, Royal told Cora he favored Canada over the west.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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