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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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The actress said this experience and the media coverage surrounding it sheds light on a pervasive issue within the animal welfare and rescue industry: shelter overcrowding brought on by the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

But the roughly 2,500 who remain include hundreds of unaccompanied minors who are enduring dire conditions with limited access to food, water, shelter and sanitation.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

"It's been excellent having the coats," said Dawn Prosser, manager of the Swindon night shelter.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

For SSI purposes, Medicare premiums are a personal medical expense — not a household shelter expense that a spouse is expected to cover.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 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

During the COVID-19 lockdown, Blair said shelters closed their doors because the facilities were deemed nonessential, and as a result, many animals were not spayed and neutered and many were left on the street.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Residents flooded stations of the Kyiv subway, which have doubled as shelters during the war.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Almásy shelters Katharine in a cave and goes off to get help, eventually evading arrest and stealing an airplane to rescue her.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

A gymnastics coach by training, Kelly was inspired to start Frosted Faces after she volunteered at local animal shelters and noticed owners turning in elderly pets because they had become too much of a hassle.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

And the worse the weather got, the more crowded the shelters grew.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Another of the rare adults among the migrants camped out in the complex, a woman of 45, sheltered nearby, her face burned red by the sun.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Under her signature program, the city has spent $82,420 a year for each homeless person it has sheltered in motels.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

By pulling these animals out of their sheltered habitats and keeping them moving in circles, streetlights may leave them vulnerable to predators while also wasting energy needed for survival.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

Hundreds of workers at Hinkley Point C are sheltered from the heat by thick concrete, like this water inlet.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

It seemed sheltered and protected, more beautiful than I had ever seen it.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

“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

Rather, it was accompaniment: feeding, sheltering, driving, watching, and warning so no one had to move in isolation.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Hundreds of homes have been destroyed in surrounding areas, but Bordeaux's mayor said there were no plans to evacuate the urban area, home to 850,000 people and currently sheltering thousands evacuated from zones close by.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Before his career took off, Reilly volunteered for the United Farm Workers and lived an ascetic life, sheltering in church halls, as he ministered to the poor.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

NIM LAY ON the floor of the cave with Fred under one arm and Selkie sheltering her back.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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