refuge

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After wandering near homes and businesses, the big cat reportedly took refuge underneath a pickup truck at an apartment complex, NBC7 in San Diego reported.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

In the months since the legal drama began, Lively and Reynolds have attempted to maintain a relatively low profile by taking refuge at their sprawling home in Pound Ridge in upstate New York.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Chowdhury said earth mounds have been built to provide refuge for tigers and other animals during highwater.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Bin Laden’s deputy, the Egyptian doctor Ayman al-Zawahiri, also found refuge in Pakistan, as did several planners of the 9/11 attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Though the Puritans’ slaughter of the Pequots was devastating, they continued to fear retaliation by the surviving Pequots who had sought refuge among neighboring nations.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz