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caravan

[kar-uh-van] / ˈkær əˌvæn /


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A new statutory duty would be imposed on local councils to start enforcement action within 28 days of identifying an unauthorised residential caravan site.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

It had permission for one static and one touring caravan but building work took place between around 2018 and 2022.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

I was a passenger on a recent Sunday pleasure cruise with a caravan of nine cars, which started in Ojai and ended at the base of Mount Pinos in the Los Padres National Forest.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

They spotted the Death Row caravan stopped at a red light, with Shakur waving to fans while hanging out of the BMW window.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

I was even angry that we had to bribe a caravan guard to let us leave with the body and return without it.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

That deadline passed in July last year, with many of the caravans and infrastructure still on the site.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

In July 2019, councils across England counted 23,636 traveller caravans.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Children in care as young as ten were also regularly moved between caravans and narrow boats.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

After the sessions, caravans of cars made their way down a narrow road to a grassy stretch of family land nearby for food, music and games.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Alone, he continued on, across the Gobi Desert, hitching rides sometimes with passing caravans.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

“They met in a parking lot and they caravanned to a church on a Sunday morning when people were worshipping.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2026

We caravanned up to Massachusetts and I cried in bursts for much of the drive, especially when we passed minivans encrusted with bike racks full of little, brightly colored bikes.

From Washington Post Aug. 29, 2022

Cesar was there along with a contingent that had caravanned from the Willis Avenue Bridge.

From The Verge Sep. 13, 2021

Carnell’s mother, MaryJo Peacock, said she believed her daughter and Koslosky had caravanned in multiple cars with coaches and other players to that summer’s California tournament.

From Seattle Times Nov. 17, 2020

We caravanned to Kerry’s hometown with a bunch of people, squeezing into a car with Henry and Willow, who was so pregnant the seat belt wouldn’t fit over her bump.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

As the rising sun spat fiery fuchsia across the sky, three companions and I caravaned to an unmarked trailhead near the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2024

They caravaned to the Swiss border, then Montemaggi and two of the men entered the woods.

From Seattle Times Oct. 4, 2021

She became so close with her classmates that two years later, when the program was finished, the group of aspiring filmmakers caravaned across the country to move to L.A. together.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2018

As the family caravaned to Harvard, Pam Ogletree tugged her husband’s Martha’s Vineyard baseball cap off his head and looked him over.

From Washington Post Dec. 1, 2017

Others started to get into it as we caravaned past the Villas at Versailles.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

Highway capacity will be increased by a factor of four by caravaning.

From Salon Nov. 4, 2018

He built an empire based on caravaning — that’s what Australians call the popular pastime — and then invested in cycling, thoroughbreds, wine, soccer, basketball, technology and art.

From New York Times Jul. 5, 2018

Yet this week the New Jersey governor was in a relative wilderness, caravaning along the slushy roads of eastern Iowa and sporting a different pin on his suit jacket: the Iowa state flag.

From Washington Post Dec. 30, 2015

Yeah, caravaning is inherently silly, but there's nothing wrong with enjoying the British countryside.

From The Guardian May 17, 2012

Our only real disappointment is that caravaning makes you so tired that there is no chance of cricket, for we brought cricket things with us, but have never been able to use them.

From The Slowcoach by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

Vehicle access to forests, including for caravanning and camping, is suspended for the duration of the weather warning.

From BBC Apr. 6, 2024

“We saw a large number of people influx into the city which is not uncommon with the caravanning and things we have witnessed over the years,” the chief said.

From Seattle Times Mar. 27, 2023

The global market for camping and caravanning is expected to grow 6.6 percent from 2020 to 2025, according to Research and Markets.

From New York Times Aug. 28, 2022

Most post-apocalyptic fiction offers hope in some form, whether it’s the caravanning Shakespeare companies of Station Eleven or the new family the son finds in The Road.

From Slate Feb. 19, 2020

It was a delightfully free and unconventional life, almost like camping or caravanning.

From Loyal to the School by Angela Brazil




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