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as in campgrounds
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
the arriving national guardsmen were forced to live in a hutment until permanent barracks could be constructed
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as in huts
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling
a group of shabby hutments that had been erected to shelter the refugees
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Noun
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Twelvemile Beach and Hurricane River Beach are close to campgrounds of the same names.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
21 June 2026 -
Those include the Lowry, Prospector, Windy Point and Marvine campgrounds in the White River National Forest; and the Iron City, Spillway and Jefferson Creek campgrounds in the Pike-San Isabel National Forest.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The Blue Lagoon purchased the property and began welcoming guests in 2023 across a hotel, a set of private lodges, huts, a hostel, and a campsite.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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Small huts in the distance, on the very edge of things.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Parts of the trail, completed in 2025, offer visitors access to kayaks, boat ramps, picnic shelters, restrooms, and campsites, according to Atlanta.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Plan a day trip floating along the river or utilize the many campsites for a multi-day journey.—
Kelsey Yandura,
Midwest Living,
17 June 2026
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These criticisms broadly fall into a few camps, some with more scientific legitimacy than others.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
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This package combines stops at Victoria Falls, the Okavango Delta, and the red dunes of Sossusvlei with memorable hotel stays, fine dining, and luxury safari camps.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
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Bowser tussled with Trump for much of 2025 over deploying the National Guard and briefly taking over the city's police department while cooperating with the White House on other matters such as clearing homeless encampments.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Caltrans reported removing more than 25,000 encampments on state right-of-ways and collecting approximately 450,000 cubic yards of litter and debris since 2021.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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This tiny Gulf island community is peppered with seafood shacks, art galleries, fishing docks, and spectacular over-water sunsets.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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The shooting carried out late Tuesday by assailants in an informal settlement of shacks in Johannesburg left 12 people dead and at least 15 wounded, according to authorities.—
Michelle Gumede,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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The tour included real history and mythology, then also quests, cabins based on godly parents and skits.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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The report added that if Mystic did have an evacuation plan for the Guadalupe River-adjacent cabins based on previous flood experiences, it was not put into writing or communicated to the staff, counselors and campers.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
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“Hutments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutments. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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