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summer camp

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noun

summer camps plural
  1. a camp, especially one for children during the summer, providing facilities for sleeping and eating, and usually for handicrafts, sports, etc.


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A mother of three who's also devised a CSI summer camp for students, she notes "it can happen anywhere".

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

The “Lady Bird” actor grew up going to summer camp and said her family has a history of finding love in those childhood spaces.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The wedding festivities spanned two days in New York’s Hudson Valley and incorporated a summer camp theme.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Gitter graduated from Johns Hopkins in 1958 and married Millie Hyman, whom he had met at a summer camp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

All of August was spent running errands and watching Jason after his summer camp ended.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan

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