encampment
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But far more were dispatched to the historic center, where anti-riot squads watch over foreign visitors weaving past the sprawling encampment of protesting teachers.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The white-robed pilgrims on buses or on foot arrived at the sprawling encampment in Mina after performing the "tawaf" -- walking seven times around the Kaaba, the giant black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Those aboard the train had been on their way to Quetta's main railway station from a nearby military encampment, officials said.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
The last time authority officials visited the encampment, on April 29, the team found six people.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Cange no longer looked like a miserable encampment of refugees, Farmer thought dryly, just a typical, extremely poor Haitian village.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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