shelter
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Located in the city center, the Donetsk Regional Academic Drama Theater became a makeshift bomb shelter in the immediate days after the invasion, housing up to 1,500 Mariupoltsi pursuing refuge.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
“The work of creating the shelter had brought something in her alive,” Mr. Verini writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
And to improve, she has said she wants to increase social services offered to those in the program and do more to trim costs to provide shelter.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
"His death is my greatest pain," said Cherifa, her voice trembling, from inside a rough brick shelter.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Torak couldn’t hear what they were saying at the clan meet, but at least he could see them, thanks to the odd construction of the Raven shelter.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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