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decamp

[dih-kamp] / dɪˈkæmp /


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It has withstood bank threats to decamp to Connecticut or other states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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

"They'd just decamp to Manchester and you wouldn't see them again until Tuesday or Wednesday the next week, looking like they'd had quite a good time."

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

Barron’s Karishma Vanjani writes that overseas investors’ desire to decamp from Treasuries is already a concern.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

Gates was now in his senior year, and somehow he managed to convince his teachers to let him decamp for Bonneville under the guise of an independent study project.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

Dudamel is 42 years old, and will have been at the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 17 years by the time he decamps for New York, a long tenure.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2023

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

Just as soon as the Bear's nose and forepaws are greedily inserted into the crack, Reynard slyly removes the wedges and decamps, leaving the Bear a prisoner and howling with pain.

From The Book of the Epic by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber

Thousands of residents have decamped to temporary shelters.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Francis Ford Coppola decamped there to write his script for “The Godfather,” and it’s where his compatriot George Lucas conjured up the “Star Wars” universe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Last year she decamped to a famous cram center in her home state of Rajasthan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 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

El Patron decamped not long afterward with his bodyguards.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

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

Harry, who spent the past few years throwing dirt at the royal family after decamping to California, has been trying to mend fences with his father, King Charles, who is in treatment for cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

He had asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to lay the groundwork for the summit with the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov; to make sure there was a point in decamping to Budapest.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025

Immigration and births aren’t keeping up with the Golden Staters decamping for Texas and other states that boast a better cost of living.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2025

When he saw me he gave forth a fierce growl of defiance, and instead of decamping, as I expected he would, he made a desperate rush at me.

From Dick Onslow Among the Redskins by George Soper




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