shelter
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One possible shelter is small value stocks—arguably the most neglected corner of the market and surely the most remote from the AI boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Some residents were evacuated from the area by police while others were told to shelter in place.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
On the telly, charities are asking for donations to bring the homeless off the streets into warmth and shelter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Much of the stickiness in core inflation came from categories which operate almost independently of oil prices, including shelter costs such as rent and labor-intensive services such as healthcare and car insurance.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
Wolf had gone off on his nightly wanderings, and the only signs of life in the camp were the silent Ravens guarding the defenses, and the rumble of snores from Oslak’s shelter.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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More than 1.9 million people have been displaced, many of them multiple times, and 1.2 million of them are currently living in tents or makeshift shelters, it says.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
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
After more than two years of war and running to shelters with their toddler and newborn son, Nadav Pollak and his wife left Israel for Toronto in July 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
In the towns of Mouriès and Saint-Martin-de-Crau, between Montpellier and Marseille, dozens of residents were accommodated in emergency shelters after the floods hit.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
After I talked to Grandma about it, I knew that there were no bomb shelters in our neighborhood and there wouldn't be any.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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In contrast, birds from the Bounty Islands remain closer to their nesting grounds, where the surrounding waters are more sheltered and may offer more abundant food.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026
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
Twenty minutes later, as I sheltered under a bough waiting for Katz, he arrived and immediately said, “Hey, where’s your stick?”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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Then Friday’s high tides wiped the sheltering sand off the nest and exposed the eggs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 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
Diplomats stationed in the Saudi capital were sheltering in place and international schools took safety measures on Thursday, diplomats and residents told AFP, after explosions echoed across the city.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 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
In the sheltering canopy of a giant tree, Harris used his binoculars to watch them go.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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