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caravan

[kar-uh-van] / ˈkær əˌvæn /


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In Pasadena, Romani communities set up seasonal caravan camps, where Saar first encountered astrology and palmistry charts that inspired her interest in the unknown.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

"Some caravan awnings came into grief, there were burst and bent poles and we had a gazebo that was upside down and in a very sorry shape," he said.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

He still has a copy of the programme from when the Tigers won promotion to the second division in 1966, though the original was lost when his previous caravan burnt down when he was 21.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Sixty-five local musicians in Salina packed their instruments and in a carpool caravan drove 30 minutes east, to the town of Abilene, population 6,500.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

And she kissed him, gently, on the mouth, with lips that tasted of crushed blackberries, then she stood up and walked back into the gypsy caravan behind the stall.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

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

Meanwhile, assorted other parades and caravans are traveling Route 66 in other states this year; most of them concentrate on short segments.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

Gazans do not yet have any of the 200,000 caravans which Palestinian officials say they need as temporary homes.

From BBC May 2, 2026

It’s that time of year again when caravans of festival-goers head to the desert for Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2026

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

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

The next day, demonstrators caravanned to the fort’s front gate and set up camp.

From Seattle Times Oct. 16, 2022

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

My cousins still caravanned from Anaheim to Los Angeles to celebrate the championships of both the Dodgers and Lakers.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 3, 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

“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

Jane Chesson runs a small camping, caravanning and glamping site, Greenway Touring and Glamping, in Shropshire.

From BBC May 21, 2020

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

Some scions of nobility are actually caravanning around somewhere, and I am often supposed to be one of them.

From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Gordon Stables




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