bunker
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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
The Lakers have stockpiled cap space and picks — as of draft night, they’ll have 2026, 2031 and 2033 first-rounders to offer — like they’re doomsayers outfitting a bunker.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
She mishit her drive badly enough that the ball was lost in the bushes, and her next attempt found a bunker.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
A well-off grain dealer in those days, with a sideline as an art collector, fragments of his pre-war life survive in the paintings and sculptures by Ukrainian artists dotted around the bunker.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
“The place was made for us. There’s dirt just an inch or two under the floor. We can dig a bunker, maybe, beneath the boards, for when someone comes to the door.”
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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