tent city
Americannoun
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tent cities
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Now, Gascón — whose entire family survived — is among hundreds residing in a tent city in a large sports complex that includes facilities for soccer, basketball, volleyball and other sports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Those glimpses of humanity had a way of rendering the mercenary atmosphere in the tent city incredibly disorienting—almost unreal.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
“Maybe next week we’ll be able to go back,” Qudaih said from Al Mawasi, an overcrowded tent city along the beach in the southern Gaza Strip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
To accommodate the pilgrims and tourists, a vast tent city, spread over 4,000 hectares, has been set up on the banks of the river.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025
After Samir traded the coral for some gold, sugarcane syrup, and several sea sponges, we found a neglected teahouse in the outskirts of the tent city.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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