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encampment

[en-kamp-muhnt] / ɛnˈkæmp mənt /
NOUN
camp
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Encampment fires are also a contributor to deaths among people living on the streets or in vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

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

The state’s Encampment Resolution Project and the renewal of the $1 billion Seattle housing levy have made great strides in providing our neighbors in need with housing.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 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

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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