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as in camping (out)
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 housing
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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The building is the home of Ukraine’s Cabinet, housing the offices of its ministers.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025 -
The building, on the northwest side of the city, formerly housing the Milwaukee Environmental Sciences Academy in the Dineen Park neighborhood and has been turned into a shelter by the American Red Cross for dozens of residents who still haven’t found a more permanent home.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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To finish off the look, Johnson wore a bombshell-esque updo reminiscent of the Pamela (but accommodating her signature blunt bangs), an uncharacteristic smoky eye, and a nude lip.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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Nimbleness — whether accommodating a star who suddenly wants to arrive by helicopter or reacting to shifting incentive policies — remains key.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Airline fares increased almost 6% from July to August (up from 4% the prior month), while lodging like hotels and motels rose almost 3%, according to the CPI data.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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The 90-day window for lodging a challenge is tight, but veto referendums have been successful in Missouri as recently as 2017, when labor unions successfully organized to defeat a right-to-work law that would have banned compulsory union fees.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Brandishing one of these infernal machines is Italian Michele Fuso, camping with friends.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Off the shores of the island lie rainbow coral reefs, seagrass beds, and undersea ridges sheltering hundreds of species of fish, dugongs, and 15 species of dolphins and whales.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Mushtaha Tower was located in the west of the city, near several large tent encampments where Palestinian civilians are sheltering.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Encamping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encamping. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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