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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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But the water washed it into the flooded shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Groundwater that had been seeping into their shelter burst through a crack in the wall, forcing Vlasenko and Andriy up into the pipe itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The local town hall was opened to provide shelter and coordinate with emergency services, the local mayor said.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

It is likely that underneath any clear spells, particularly in the north and again in the shelter of the easterly breeze, fog will develop through the night.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

He crept out of the shelter without waking Abby, and quickly gathered a pile of dry leaves.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

This provides enough electricity to charge phones and run lights, fans and even electric razors, small comforts that have become a luxury for families still living in tents and shelters.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

"Air raid shelters, anti-aircraft defences - it's remarkable how much was built in a short space of time," he added.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Staving off a battle over control of homeless services, Los Angeles County has agreed in principle to let the city of Los Angeles control who gets placed in city shelters and housing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

He complained that some rocket shelters had been turned into prayer rooms, reducing their availability during emergencies.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Each night, as I laid my head on the pillow, bomb shelters were my topic for thoughts, nightmares, dreams, and planning.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

Under Ms. Bass’s signature program, the city has spent $82,420 a year for each homeless person it has sheltered in motels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

It moves the familiar story about a bullied, sheltered teenage girl to the present.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Police were also called to nearby sheltered housing retirement complex, Ger-y-Nant, where the man was arrested.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The wind howled above the trees, but this sheltered spot, by contrast, seemed warm.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

Across this scarred landscape of abandoned farm fields and derelict villages are thousands of infantrymen, like Vlasenko, scattered in ones and twos, sheltering in makeshift bunkers—the humans in a robot war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Foreign students at several international schools were shaken after spending part of the afternoon sheltering in place in windowless rooms, said a mother who spoke to parents at several of the schools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

On a later visit to the busy station, we found passengers waiting outside the main entrance or sheltering in underground passageways.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

He had been sheltering behind a tree, but it fell, and there hadn’t been time to find cover anywhere else.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone


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