encampment
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If built, a wire-fenced encampment a 15-minute walk from the village will become home to the asylum seekers, who would be free to come and go as they please.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Under California law, agencies must typically provide at least 48 to 72 hours of advance written notice before clearing a homeless encampment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The fear is that a spark from an encampment could be whipped by winds and quickly turn into a devastating blaze across Malibu’s fire-prone hills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Too many times, she said, residents of a nearby homeless encampment have partied late into the night — sometimes yelling, sometimes blasting music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Given the UN encampment was on the road to the airport, I knew I was beginning the journey north of Kinshasa, with half a mile of marsh separating me from the river.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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