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as in bivouacked
to live in a camp or the outdoors
the hike will take several days, and we plan to encamp along the trail
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as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter
as the hurricane raged outside, the stranded tourists were encamped overnight in the high school gym
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Each brand’s implementation is a bit different, but in general, these hubs use two to 14 planetary gears housed within the hub of the rear wheel.—
Chris Cona,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025 -
The animals are housed at a secure, 2,000-acre compound whose location Lamm declined to release.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Large animals are being accommodated at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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However, after more than two seasons, Adams asked to be traded last September, and the Raiders eventually accommodated his request.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2025
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The preview touches on the rage lodged at callous McVeigh.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
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The charges were the first to be formally lodged by the ICC against Russian officials since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Students and teachers briefly sheltered within the building, according to school officials.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Between 1850 and 1860, it’s estimated that Harriet sheltered hundreds of people fleeing slavery.—
Olatunji Osho-Williams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Encamped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encamped. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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