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as in tented
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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Ahmad Lahham, 48, waved the yellow Hezbollah flag standing on a mountain of rubble that used to be his apartment building, which had also housed a branch of Hezbollah’s financial arm, Al-Qard Al-Hassan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026 -
The National Quantum Algorithm Center is temporarily housed at Hyde Park Labs, a commercial science and tech hub affiliated with the University of Chicago, with plans to move to the quantum park when it is built out.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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But kayakers camped on an island near where Tracy and Endicott arms meet had much of their gear swept away by the rushing water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Some members of Altman’s executive team camped out in the hallways of the house.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Orban has consistently accommodated Russia and clashed with the European Union (EU).—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The deportees will be accommodated in single rooms, with two meals a day provided.—
Clement Bonnerot,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
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The public defender also requested a trial and submitted a healthcare order noting a bullet fragment lodged in Medina-Medina’s nasal cavity.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Also in February, both called the police in Draper and lodged further allegations of domestic violence against each other related to an incident the same month.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
15 Apr. 2026
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Choose a location that is sheltered from harsh winter winds, especially in Hardiness Zone 7.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Apr. 2026
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There were no injuries to anyone sheltered in the Applebee's kitchen with McKenzie.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Encamped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encamped. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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