bunker
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Some were wounded on the way to the bunker, but none were killed, officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Shortly afterwards, Sam Burns of the United States chipped in from a greenside bunker to also record an eight-under-par round of 62.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
This is not the freezer as bunker, or the freezer as punishment, or the freezer as the place where leftovers go to await their eventual quiet disposal.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
In 1944 the British Royal Air Force targeted the palace directly while the boy king sheltered in a fortified bunker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
In the middle, where the nose would have been, a cement wall jutted from the hillside, with a metal door like the entrance to a bunker.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
Hours later sirens sounded again, sending troops heading toward the bunkers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
These attacks have made Madyar a priority target for Russia, he says, forcing him into secret underground bunkers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
The Preserve at Eisenhower in Crownsville, Md., for instance, has no bunkers, while Whistling Straits in Mosel, Wis., has over 1,100.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
But for all the angst they elicit, bunkers remain a mystery for many golfers and nongolfers alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
Could they really survive living in underground bunkers?
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
Antoniadi kept Pizza Hut closed and bunkered down in the restaurant for three days.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
“We have shown that we can not only fight, but we can also sing very nice,” said Vitaliy, a soldier bunkered down north of Kyiv.
From Reuters ● May 16, 2022
The elevated green is heavily bunkered, and the wedge to the green is complicated by a rolling fairway with uneven lies.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2022
While most residents had fled, countless families remained bunkered beneath the complex of several buildings and a labyrinth of tunnels.
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2022
M., hopelessly bunkered in the Irish Stew, also picks up.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 27, 1917 1917 Almanack by Various
To their surprise, they were told it was safe to play in the port city about an hour's drive east of Dubai, home to a key global oil storage and bunkering hub.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
Singapore is the world's top bunkering hub due to its strategic location along the Strait of Malacca, having a well-developed infrastructure and access to refineries.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
"They need to choose a machinery system and make plans for the future. At the same time, there is considerable uncertainty related to fuel prices, carbon pricing, fuel bunkering availability and safety," he says.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
Russia approved some changes to its fuel export ban, lifting the restrictions for fuel used as bunkering for some vessels and diesel with high sulphur content, a government document showed on Monday.
From Reuters ● Sep. 25, 2023
If Kenwardine has bought the wharf, why’s he sending the coal away, instead of using it in the regular bunkering trade?”
From Brandon of the Engineers by Bindloss, Harold
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