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decamp

[dih-kamp] / dɪˈkæmp /


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The decision by the Sussexes to decamp from Montecito to England has flummoxed royal watchers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 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

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

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

She decamps for New York, jump-starting a five-alarm-fire of a melodramatic plot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2024

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

To avoid this twofold peril, it decamps before the door is closed, before the July Halictus sets her house in order.

From Bramble-Bees and Others by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

Thousands of residents have decamped to temporary shelters.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

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

He later relocated to Paris and became a film producer and distributor, before decamping to Mexico in 1938, just before the outbreak of World War II.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 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

For its part, Netflix has generated a handful of blockbuster franchises, including “Squid Game,” “Bridgerton” and “Stranger Things,” but the creators of the last series are decamping to Paramount.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

But a home have I found nowhere: unsettled am I in all cities, and decamping at all gates.

From Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche




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