bunker
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Visiting contemporary art inside a former World War II bunker is such a uniquely Berlin experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Each bunker leads into an extensive tunnel network beneath the rocks that was built to protect the island in case of attack.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
While the ballroom has drawn headlines, the project also includes a military bunker.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
He said the work on the underground bunker may proceed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
SD-03 then rolled out of the bunker and began to climb a series of ramps and staircases the Sixers had built onto the castle’s outer walls to provide access to the upper levels.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
"There are a lot of bunkers that you don't really want to be in. You can have a lot of really long irons into par-four holes as well."
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
These are bunkers, of which there are 3,600 on the island.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
But the appeals court noted that the existing injunction specifically allows construction of underground bunkers, bomb shelters and military and medical infrastructure to continue, along with aboveground work strictly necessary for security.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
The book includes photos of makeshift camps, barracks, latrines and other infrastructure, including the photography bunkers from which images of the explosion would be taken.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Some families built their bunkers in secret, worried that neighbors might come knocking.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Antoniadi kept Pizza Hut closed and bunkered down in the restaurant for three days.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
It is uphill but well within reach from the tee, and heavily bunkered.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
“We have shown that we can not only fight, but we can also sing very nice,” said Vitaliy, a soldier bunkered down north of Kyiv.
From Reuters ● May 16, 2022
While most residents had fled, countless families remained bunkered beneath the complex of several buildings and a labyrinth of tunnels.
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2022
The cavalry believed they were "bunkered" forever, and that all their training and tradition were made futile by the digging in of armies.
From Now It Can Be Told by Philip Gibbs
It also reported its teams were cleaning up 18 reported spills from an estimated 60 bunkering points.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Singapore is the world's top bunkering hub due to its strategic location along the Strait of Malacca, having a well-developed infrastructure and access to refineries.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
"They need to choose a machinery system and make plans for the future. At the same time, there is considerable uncertainty related to fuel prices, carbon pricing, fuel bunkering availability and safety," he says.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
Exports of products already accepted by Russian Railways and Transneft will be able to go ahead, while higher-sulphur gasoil and fuel used for bunkering will be exempt from the ban.
From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2023
If Kenwardine has bought the wharf, why’s he sending the coal away, instead of using it in the regular bunkering trade?”
From Brandon of the Engineers by Harold Bindloss
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