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encampment

[en-kamp-muhnt] / ɛnˈkæmp mənt /
NOUN
camp
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I was on Columbia’s campus on the night Hamilton Hall was raided by police and had been reporting on the protests since the Gaza Solidarity Encampment there began.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2024

Encampment leaders and administration members have met several times as the encampment remains up, and Cauce said their conversations have been “cordial” and the two sides have “engaged sincerely and openly.”

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

Encampment sweeps were a frequent tactic of Mr. Adams’s predecessor, Bill de Blasio — the number of sweeps the city conducts has remained around the same under Mr. Adams.

From New York Times • May 4, 2022

Encampment residents will be allowed to enter and exit until the new deadline: Dec. 2.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021

As we march towards Boston, we meet every Mile upon the Way another Column of Patriots bound for the Encampment at Cambridge.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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