encampment

Example Sentences

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Many of them have been at the forefront of protests and encampments.

From Salon

They are grazing their flocks near new encampments they have set up on the edge of the village.

From BBC

The group of Chagossians and Holloway hope their encampment will scuttle the agreement once and for all before the British Parliament rubber stamps it.

From The Wall Street Journal

I parked on a scalding day in late winter at an outdoor lot in downtown L.A. surrounded by corporate skyscrapers, the sidewalks lined with housing encampments.

From Los Angeles Times

The proposal would allow the city to remove hazardous materials, including homeless encampments, from private property in hillside areas in “Very High Fire Severity Zones,” including in the Santa Monica and Verdugo Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times