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
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
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
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Exhibit A: the band decamps to New Orleans to record their next record.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026
After insulting her way to yet another exile, Anna decamps for a commune on the Greek island of Lesbos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
Dudamel is 42 years old, and will have been at the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 17 years by the time he decamps for New York, a long tenure.
From New York Times ● May 31, 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
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
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
So he decamped to the country that paid him attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Days before the attack, however, they had decamped to a short-term rental in Campsie - about 30 minutes closer to the beach, media reports said.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025
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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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
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
Syphax came with fifty thousand foot and ten thousand horse, and, immediately decamping from Carthage, took up a position not far from Utica and the Roman works.
From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus
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