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relocate

[ree-loh-kayt, ree-loh-kayt] / riˈloʊ keɪt, ˌri loʊˈkeɪt /


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It’s no surprise that more than a few famous transplants have decided to relocate to this hospitable location.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Carmarthenshire Council issued Wale with an enforcement notice alleging he had broken planning rules, but he has been given more time to relocate the animals.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Russian forces have edged close to the city's eastern fringes, which has prompted calls for the civilians who remain to relocate to safer regions of Ukraine.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The company is headquartered in Irvine but has plans to relocate its corporate offices back to Baldwin Park by 2029.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

So precious did European axes become during this time, according to Brian Ferguson, an anthropologist at Rutgers University, that when a source appeared the Yanomami would relocate whole villages to be near it.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Prince Harry, who relocates back to Britain shortly with his family, will open a new chapter in his ever-eventful life which once seemed improbable amid royal feuds, battles over security and lawsuits against UK tabloids.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

This family drama, his latest “Yellowstone” spinoff, stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Matthew Fox and Patrick J. Adams in the story of a New York clan that relocates to a Montana river valley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026

After the family relocates to Connecticut from New York, Delia can’t help but turn their quaint, historical home into a gaudy spectacle full of terrible, modern-gothic artwork.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

Outcast Henry's life fails to improve when his family relocates to Hawkins, where he spends his free time hanging out with spiders in an attic.

From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025

General Douglas MacArthur, the officer in charge of the United States Army Forces in the Far East, abandons his home in Manila and relocates to the fortified island of Corregidor.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Peter Shukrani, 23, says his mother relocated to Shakahola with him at the time.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Evidence also indicates that survivors who had lived inland relocated toward the northern coast.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Actress Ariel Winter relocated to Nashville after purchasing a $2.9 million abode in College Grove in May 2022.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

As the problems piled up, businesses closed or relocated and residents became more irate, the project pivoted in January 2025 from reimagining Oxford station to just getting the road back open by August this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Royal scouted the city jail for runaways the lawyer might defend, ran messages between enigmatic persons, and distributed funds from antislavery societies to relocated fugitives.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

They were also raising Ksenia's three children from a previous relationship, which meant relocating the whole family to the UK was deemed unaffordable, Valerie says.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Klitschko said residents with friends or relatives outside Kyiv should consider temporarily relocating -- repeating a suggestion that had triggered a backlash last year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Such changes will vary in cost and might mean adding a stairlift, better lighting, handrails, nonslip surfaces, a safer bathroom or even relocating a bedroom to the main floor.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Some tech executives have been relocating or moving their assets to try to avoid the potential tax.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Formerly, when the subject of relocating came up, Royal told Cora he favored Canada over the west.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


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