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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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Officials also said Blondie ran the risk of passing along patterns of depending on humans for food and shelter to her cubs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Services excluding energy services were up 3.3% from a year earlier; within that shelter was up 3.3% and transportation services was up 4.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Yet even if the increase in shelter costs last month are set aside, inflation has proven to be quite sticky.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

“We have seen big, big reductions in shelter inflation in the last couple of years, but the magnitude of that change is slowing, and it’s going to keep slowing.”

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

I rigged a snow shelter and made a lean-to with a tarp and dug snow caves for the dogs and we holed up to wait until the worst of the cold had passed.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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