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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe program to tiny home villages, many types of interim shelter have high rates of exits to the streets and unknown locations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The couple had arrived just hours earlier at the Mount Carmel Medical Center and were taken straight to the facility's underground shelter, carved into the mountainside.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The so-called backdoor Roth, a simple two-step process, means anyone can contribute up to $8,000 to an account with after-tax dollars and shelter all their future gains from federal taxes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

A study from the Canine Behaviour Centre at Queen's University Belfast, published in 2023, looked at the reaction of 50 dogs in a rescue shelter to different screens.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

We were late finding our shelter that morning, but Peter was not too worried because there was a thick mist all around us, and we were well enough hidden.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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