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bunker

[buhng-ker] / ˈbʌŋ kər /
NOUN
underground shelter
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NOUN
hazard on a golf course
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Next to the screens of combat videos in Madyar's bunker is artwork from renowned Ukrainian painters, including a still life of flowers by Maria Prymachenko.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Called Fort, it is a shed-like bunker with fire-proof doors and materials built to hold up to eight people and valuables with breathable air for four hours.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

"I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room, to make a final determination," Trump said in a lengthy post on his Truth Social network, referring to the top-security bunker in the White House.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Promised amenities, including a restaurant bunker, a pool bunker and a horse-stable bunker, have yet to materialize.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

On a wet and gray morning on the plains of Kazakhstan, 2,000 miles east of Moscow, Igor Kurchatov paced back and forth in a small concrete bunker.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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