tented
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A Kenyan judge halted construction and operations of a tented U.S. field hospital in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Bicycle parts were of particular interest, hence the tented “bike shops,” with piles of disassembled parts, so common in L.A. encampments during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
In 2020, one camp was shut down after footage surfaced of its staff trying to drive a herd away from their tented compound along the Mara River.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Many remain there, living in a tented encampment but with little in way of supplies.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2025
The old nightgown tented over her, bluish in the weak light.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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