tent city
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We met at what is called the Supercar Paddock, a tent city of seven-figure face-melters, hotrods and hoonigators waiting for their passes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
“I understand they have a job to do,” she said, gazing toward the tent city, which, from here, seemed to meld toward a vanishing point.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
They packed up their chairs and furled banners, as the makeshift tent city slowly transformed back into a standard campus plaza.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2024
Doctors working for the British medical charity UK-Med have watched a tent city springing up around them.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
He and Samir sat together with their backs to the flat rock, as the caravaneers erected a tent city all around them.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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