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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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The survival of dormice is dependent on diverse woodland, species-rich hedgerows and connected habitats that provide year-round food and shelter.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

He enlisted the Rev. Wayne “Chris” Hartmire Jr., an old friend from his UFW days to stage a nonviolent fast to pressure county officials to act on a homeless shelter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

A clergyman I met at Reagan National Airport recently told me that our world is as filled with corruption as a Latin American animal shelter is filled with fleas.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

Researchers observed eight different types of coral, along with eight fish species using the reef for shelter and feeding.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Spying an empty bus shelter on the opposite side of the street, I sit on the icy metal bench and wrap my arms tight around my calves, rest my forehead on my knees.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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

He has designed and installed small concrete shelters for them in the lake itself, and set up his own captive population in a greenhouse at his home in Llanarth.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Some shelters, like the Santé D’Or Foundation, provide necessities for you, but every rescue has its own approach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

AFP journalists saw families arriving in pickup trucks piled with blankets and other belongings, setting up shelters in scrubland exposed to the sun and heat.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

To get lost among endless tents and makeshift shelters as you try to find your way home.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

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

They slept as well as they could for the cold, turn and turn about, in a nook among great jagged pinnacles of weathered rock; at least they were sheltered from the easterly wind.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

It also found that moving and sheltering the most vulnerable — children in foster care, incarcerated youth and adults, people with disabilities — “lacked a countywide coordination model.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

She was rescued on Thursday from Nepal's devastated area of Syabrubesi, along with her infant son and husband, after sheltering for a freezing night in a school.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Yugo said hundreds of homes in Nitung Village were severely damaged by the earthquake, and that residents had been sheltering in makeshift shelters.

From BBC ● Aug. 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

All over the island of Honshu, people followed emergency guidelines and dropped to the floor, sheltering under desks and tables as they waited for the shaking to stop.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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