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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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The missions will search for underground caves that could shelter astronauts, investigate hidden deposits of lunar ice, and monitor environmental hazards that could threaten future explorers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

In Riyadh, home to a large number of non-Saudis, diplomats were instructed to shelter in place in their respective embassies, diplomats told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Dalit recalls how her eldest son, Uri, turned nine on 7 October 2023 - when they spent the day hiding in their bomb shelter.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The home was imagined as both shelter and command center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

He followed the thin sound of their voices until he came to their shelter.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Instead of relying entirely on protective structures built on the surface, future astronauts might be able to use some of the Moon's existing geological formations as shelters.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Ferguson, the focus is on a Washington state law that protects access to safe state-licensed youth shelters and subsidized mental healthcare counseling.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

The attacks are forcing schoolchildren out of classes into shelters, shuttering businesses, and disrupting public transport.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“When schools are destroyed, when bus shelters are targeted, when transport is attacked, we seek the civil liability of the parents,” Darmanin told local radio station RTL.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

As well as tents, there are metal shipping containers and makeshift lean-tos, caravans, tarpaulin shelters.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

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

A one-star hotel sheltered an entire bike race.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

"It reminds me of Covid," Djamila, a Parisian retiree said in late June, as city residents sheltered indoors from the heat.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

They had stayed sheltered under a huge fir tree, at the base of a bluff eleven miles north of the volcano.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

It also found that moving and sheltering the most vulnerable — children in foster care, incarcerated youth and adults, people with disabilities — “lacked a countywide coordination model.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 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 also provided the Yemeni militants with intelligence, target lists including Saudi ports and energy facilities, and advice on sheltering from Saudi retaliation, the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

While Sharaa praised Russia's "historic role" in Syria and the region, Damascus has repeatedly demanded that it extradite Assad, who has been sheltering in Moscow with his wife since his ouster.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

It may be found curled in the straw of stables or else sheltering in the midst of the herd it protects.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling




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