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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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From their bunker, the Ukrainians discussed ways to bring the guidance drone closer to Stupnikov and center it over the intended route.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Each bunker leads into an extensive tunnel network beneath the rocks that was built to protect the island in case of attack.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

While the ballroom has drawn headlines, the project also includes a military bunker.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

One estimate placed the cost of the ballroom and the bunker at $600 million, with taxpayers covering half, the Washington Post reported.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

“They might actually know something about the bunker, headquarters, whatever we’re calling the place the Berg came from.”

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

With threats mounting, the crown prince is shuttling between heavily guarded palaces equipped with bunkers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The plants, constructed in fortified bunkers and protected from drone attack by huge steel cages, are each capable of providing electricity and heat to several hundred of the city's high-rise apartment blocks.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

As the age’s potent mix of terror and delirium spun on, designers and illustrators proposed ways to live comfortably in space, underwater or in underground bunkers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

On our way up here, we had passed graffiti flamingos on the sides of bunkers and on the path itself, but he had made no reference to them in his spiel about the island’s history.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

When he realized that his observatory shook slightly in the wind, making his measurements imperfect, he moved his instruments into underground bunkers.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

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

While business support from venues and restaurants slackened, donations soared 26% in 2020 as listeners bunkered down and found solace and community on the radio.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021

But the unphilosophic gentleman, who is ignorant of, or tries to resist, these truths, feels that his bunkered stroke must be compensated for by the next one or never.

From The Complete Golfer by Harry Vardon

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

Shell said it takes active measures to prevent oil spills caused by oil bunkering.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 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

So come out, come out, wherever you’re bunkering: It’s time to say an early hello to spring.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2024

The difficult problem of course was the blacklist and bunkering agreement, but I think we are by that.

From The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II by Burton Jesse Hendrick


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