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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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She did not want to go to a shelter as she worked to clean up and salvage her belongings.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

She has a disability and cannot walk, and told me she had nowhere of her own to sleep: "I have nothing… no shelter, no mattress, no family. Nothing."

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

When I was the head baker at my local homeless shelter, I baked it hundreds of times and saw how one slice, served on a paper plate, could become a catalyst for dialogue.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Some concerns were addressed, including a bus shelter that was added because of feedback from residents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

As they started across the clearing, Torak remembered the medicine horn left behind in the shelter, and ran back for it.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Steel is vital for producing military equipment, as well as for making shelters and repairing countless buildings damaged by Russia.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Governor Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío said temporary shelters had been opened should residents need to be evacuated.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Nearly 4,900 people have been evacuated to shelters, with around 52,000 households affected by the floods, which prompted a disaster declaration across the capital, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Homelessness providers like shelters fear running out of cash if they can’t get executed contracts for federal funds, amid a fight between HUD and LAHSA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“You’ll see. There are other animal shelters that would love to have us.”

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

HUD’s definition includes sheltered persons living in some kind of temporary housing.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The home’s porte cochère once sheltered her Volkswagen after trips to the market.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

According to the Texas Tribune, Garces Perez asked if he could park somewhere sheltered from traffic.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

In the last decade Germany has sheltered millions of refugees, mainly from Syria and other troubled countries in the Middle East.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

In a pleasant place, open yet sheltered by overhanging boughs, the hollow bole of a dead tree lay on the ground.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

The lesser figures were accused of sheltering migrants, transporting them across France to the so-called "jungle" camp outside Calais, and helping on the night of the departure.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Japan and South Korea show an interest in sheltering under the EU umbrella too.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

It also provided the Yemeni militants with intelligence, target lists including Saudi ports and energy facilities, and advice on sheltering from Saudi retaliation, the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

While Sharaa praised Russia's "historic role" in Syria and the region, Damascus has repeatedly demanded that it extradite Assad, who has been sheltering in Moscow with his wife since his ouster.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

People in the border states, who had been sheltering runaway slaves, helped further the mystery of an underground road.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry




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