shelter
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Although more than 100 students had been at the school at the time, they had all reached a shelter when the drone hit.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
McKinney acknowledged his approach assumes the city and county can increase available shelter space, but hopes to use his office to pressure local officials into expanding available services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
For five months, the creatures will not eat or drink, slowing all bodily functions as they shelter away from the harsh Alaskan weather.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Chadchart visited a temporary shelter on Saturday night in a school in the Kheha Romklao area, where he said about 1,000 people were evacuated.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
At the mouth of the shelter, the cub sat watching him.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Steel is vital for producing military equipment, as well as for making shelters and repairing countless buildings damaged by Russia.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Thousands of residents have decamped to temporary shelters.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Governor Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío said temporary shelters had been opened should residents need to be evacuated.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
“AB 2344 will streamline that transfer process, providing a tool for courts and shelters to help animals receive earlier transfers into appropriate care.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
They also dig underground bomb shelters that can hold as many as one thousand people.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
HUD’s definition includes sheltered persons living in some kind of temporary housing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The home’s porte cochère once sheltered her Volkswagen after trips to the market.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
According to the Texas Tribune, Garces Perez asked if he could park somewhere sheltered from traffic.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Attending film school on the East Coast was, as she puts it, a necessary experience, because she grew up rather sheltered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
They were somewhat sheltered by the forest’s canopy of leaves, but the day grew warmer by the quarter hour.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Entire communities have been swept away, leaving families homeless in heavy rain or sheltering in temporary facilities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
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 is impossible for anyone to collect every pistol, rifle, and piece of weaponry,” said Yahya Hisham, 41, who was displaced from northern Gaza during the war and is now sheltering in Deir al-Balah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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
People I didn’t know formed a circle around me, sheltering me from view.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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