She took the papers and decamped. He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.

Recent Examples on the Web

People have, of course, migrated in and out of New York City for years; the city has attracted eager young professionals while leading families looking for space to decamp to the suburbs. Matthew Haag, New York Times, "Manhattan Vacancy Rate Climbs, and Rents Drop 10%," 18 Aug. 2020

Pete Julian’s elite distance group will decamp for Europe this week, with the goal of getting into some European meets being held this month. oregonlive, "Pete Julian’s world-class training group will spend August in Europe: Oregon track & field rundown," 2 Aug. 2020

Back on the set of Gabriel’s Inferno, at the end of another long day of filming, Berruti and the actress who plays Julia, Melanie Zanetti, didn’t decamp to their trailers. Hallie Lieberman, Wired, "The Musk of Romance," 11 June 2020

In March, millions of people had their workplaces scrambled by the coronavirus pandemic and hastily decamped to work remotely. Laura Saunders, WSJ, "Remote-Working From a Different State? Beware of a Tax Surprise," 29 May 2020

Washington left for Mount Vernon while Jefferson decamped to Monticello, as Vice President John Adams retreated to his farm in Quincy, Massachusetts. National Geographic, "CREATE A FREE NAT GEO ACCOUNT TO CONTINUE READING," 5 May 2020

That was the day that me, my husband, our two daughters, our shaggy mutt and a million Ikea bags stuffed with rations decamped from Queens to my parents' home in New Jersey. S. Mitra Kalita, CNN, "I'm the quarantine buffer among three generations of my family. All in one house," 11 Apr. 2020

That pattern is occurring in Clark-Fulton, where some residents have decamped to Brooklyn Centre and suburbs including Parma and North Olmsted. Steven Litt, cleveland, "Clark-Fulton neighborhood launches plan to avert gentrification in wake of $1B MetroHealth transformation," 8 Mar. 2020

Washington was immediately awarded an expansion team; the new Senators finished with a single season winning record from 1961-1971, then decamped to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex to become the Texas Rangers. Sean Gregory, Time, "This Year's World Series Has All the Makings of a Classic. Here's What to Know," 22 Oct. 2019

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