shelter
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Researchers observed eight different types of coral, along with eight fish species using the reef for shelter and feeding.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Discuss any additional necessities and particular care requirements with the shelter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
In a written statement, the City of Malibu said it ordered the evacuation of the houses in the street and set up a temporary shelter for evacuees.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
We saw crowds of shop workers from Kyiv's biggest department store hanging around the streets during an alert, forced to leave their work place but not fearful enough to seek shelter.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Even though the ash was still falling, Buzz decided to see what was happening outside their shelter.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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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
At least three aircraft hangars or shelters appear to have been damaged at the Royal Saudi Air Force facility where US-made F-15 fighter jets are based.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
With limited space, shelters can’t always accept new cats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
AFP journalists saw families arriving in pickup trucks piled with blankets and other belongings, setting up shelters in scrubland exposed to the sun and heat.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Tsukiko insists she does not mind the rain but Isobel shelters her anyway, grateful for the company.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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After recovering from serious head injuries, David attended a school outside the village and believed that separation from former classmates may have sheltered him from some of the trauma experienced by others.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
A one-star hotel sheltered an entire bike race.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
"It reminds me of Covid," Djamila, a Parisian retiree said in late June, as city residents sheltered indoors from the heat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
This year, its 638 beds became part of a jigsaw puzzle of new beds and vacancies that added up to Skid Row’s increase of 614 sheltered residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
How long would the rabbit stay sheltered under her?
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
Entire communities have been swept away, leaving families homeless in heavy rain or sheltering in temporary facilities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 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
One visitor sheltering in Seoul's Gimpo airport told The Korea Times it is a "perfect place to rest without spending any money".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 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
There, sheltering behind a small bush, was a bird which looked almost the same as the milk bird.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
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