shelter
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"These funds will provide emergency medical care, food assistance, water and sanitation, shelter, protection, and logistics," the US state department said.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
She could see they were getting paid handsomely to take in hundreds of shelter dogs annually, based on public records requests she filed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
"I started to move, I looked for shelter under a column. I was between my room and the shower. It shook harder and harder," the 45-year-old recalled.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
“My father was an immigrant and my mother ran a homeless shelter and it was a socially conscious household,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Jonathan squatted beside the shelter and looked at his sister.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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