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refuge

[ref-yooj] / ˈrɛf judʒ /


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A recession delivers neither, so this time Treasurys may not be the refuge they once were.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

Between recovering from her first heartbreak and overcoming burnout from her debut album “Queen of the Clouds,” the remote town has offered her a seaside refuge ever since childhood.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

The last refuge of people who definitely have a budget but suddenly develop philosophical objections to using it.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

In the UK, their last known refuge is Wales' largest natural lake - Llyn Tegid - in Eryri National Park, also known as Snowdonia.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

They took refuge under the awning of a book stall along with a number of other people and creatures.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

"In the surrounding chalk grassland, they can discover how plants and insects cope with extreme heat, and why shade, varied vegetation and connected habitats can provide vital refuges for wildlife."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Mobile home parks in Carson are among the last refuges of affordable housing for many residents.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The study, funded by the Morris Animal Foundation, involved sampling more than 500 snakes from two wildlife refuges in South Carolina and Florida, covering 29 species.

From Science Daily May 26, 2026

Tehran's many parks, usually green lungs in a metropolis often choked by pollution, have become refuges since the fighting began.

From Barron's Apr. 2, 2026

A disturbing example of the latter seems to be building up on the national wildlife refuges at Tule Lake and Lower Klamath, both in California.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

“People are homeless, they have been refuged to the mountains.”

From Seattle Times Aug. 21, 2022

The light of that furnace shone through the lattice stonework of the tomb, and in its lurid and ominous glare Adrian beheld the faces of those who refuged with him.

From Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch by Henry Rider Haggard

The Serb students refuged in London had post cards printed of the murderer Princip, on which he was described as a national hero!

From Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle by M. E. (Mary Edith) Durham

A hungry wolf had thinned the fold, Safely he refuged on the wold; And, as in den secure he lay, The thefts of night regaled his day.

From Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) by John Gay

Of the native population many refuged in the Albanian mountains, where they retained their language.

From Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle by M. E. (Mary Edith) Durham

Debarred the healthier paths of life, man rushes for employment to the refuging muse; and rightly so, for he finds an employment ornamental and useful still.

From Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) by John Gay

The long snug harbour of Mahon, which was in the days of canvas wings almost always filled with craft refuging, is now in this era of steam usually tenantless.

From The Recipe for Diamonds by Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne




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