shelter
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Each action involves months of preparation, developing a by-name list of people in the encampment and offering shelter at a county-purchased motel in Lancaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
"One residential camp completely washed away, another remains where we took shelter."
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
She was taught where to shelter if any space weather were to hit the space station.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
That exclusion can shelter up to $250,000 of gain, or up to $500,000 for married couples filing jointly.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
He had a hazy thought that he should be building a shelter instead of looking for food, but he pushed it away.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The Ukrainian air force had warned that the threat of "ballistic weapons and other means of attack against Kyiv and the region remains in effect", and urged residents to remain in shelters.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Evacuation shelters have been opened at the Carmel Mission Inn and the Cambria Veterans Memorial Building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
The attacks have caused massive delays to train services around the country and traffic jams in Kyiv as the citizens have had to flee to shelters throughout the day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Around 13,700 homes were inside the evacuation area, local emergency services said, with two shelters set up to take in displaced residents.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Bucks do not usually dig much in any case, although they will scratch shallow shelters or make use of existing holes where these are available.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Many people sheltered in a nearby gymnasium for safety.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
A one-star hotel sheltered an entire bike race.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Meanwhile, passenger rail remained resilient, sheltered from the oil market on an electric grid powered mainly by coal and renewables.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The jury which condemned Patterson to prison were supposed to be isolated - sheltered from the frenzy surrounding the case while they deliberated.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
It is sheltered by two tired old trees and guarded by cactus.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
Entire communities have been swept away, leaving families homeless in heavy rain or sheltering in temporary facilities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
“It is impossible for anyone to collect every pistol, rifle, and piece of weaponry,” said Yahya Hisham, 41, who was displaced from northern Gaza during the war and is now sheltering in Deir al-Balah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Woolford's cows still come out into the fields in the morning, but by midday they are back in the barns, sheltering from the sun and eating feedstocks that should have been saved for the winter.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Rather, it was accompaniment: feeding, sheltering, driving, watching, and warning so no one had to move in isolation.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
There were more than two hundred people sheltering in the woods, including some wounded who had dragged themselves in.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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