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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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Large areas close to Yellowstone remain evacuated, while across the US, shelter, fuel, food and clean water become increasingly scarce.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

Daria can see her nearest shelter from the window of her apartment, which she still rents.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

A clergyman I met at Reagan National Airport recently told me that our world is as filled with corruption as a Latin American animal shelter is filled with fleas.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

He enlisted the Rev. Wayne “Chris” Hartmire Jr., an old friend from his UFW days to stage a nonviolent fast to pressure county officials to act on a homeless shelter.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Without shelter, he would surely freeze, but protection from the terrible cold lay within the home of some frightful creature.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

A further 60 schools were converted into shelters for thousands of people left homeless by the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Fostering — temporarily caring for an animal, usually on their route to adoption — alleviates stress on shelters, providing care when they can’t.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

He has designed and installed small concrete shelters for them in the lake itself, and set up his own captive population in a greenhouse at his home in Llanarth.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

People packed into overcrowded shelters, contaminated water and damaged health facilities were putting the population at greater risk of disease in the middle of the monsoon season, the UN agency said.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

He knew that the Hidden People live inside rocks and rivers, just as the clans live in shelters, and that they seem beautiful until they turn their backs, which are hollow as rotten trees.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

In the last decade Germany has sheltered millions of refugees, mainly from Syria and other troubled countries in the Middle East.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Many people sheltered in a nearby gymnasium for safety.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

A one-star hotel sheltered an entire bike race.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

The jury which condemned Patterson to prison were supposed to be isolated - sheltered from the frenzy surrounding the case while they deliberated.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

They had stayed sheltered under a huge fir tree, at the base of a bluff eleven miles north of the volcano.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

He said they were now sheltering in a school that is being used as a refuge for those who survived.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

It also provided the Yemeni militants with intelligence, target lists including Saudi ports and energy facilities, and advice on sheltering from Saudi retaliation, the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

While Sharaa praised Russia's "historic role" in Syria and the region, Damascus has repeatedly demanded that it extradite Assad, who has been sheltering in Moscow with his wife since his ouster.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

The city and county secured $1.6 million for emergency housing relocation through Airbnb and housing nonprofits, sheltering more than 1,300 residents and hundreds of pets.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

“The accountant who wants to stay in business in America will be the one who focuses on designing creative, complex strategies, like tax avoidance or tax sheltering, managing customer relationships,” he said.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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