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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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She was taught where to shelter if any space weather were to hit the space station.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

"One residential camp completely washed away, another remains where we took shelter."

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Evacuees, and their pets, can go to the Perris Library at 163 E. San Jacinto Ave. for shelter and other resources, according to the order.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

That exclusion can shelter up to $250,000 of gain, or up to $500,000 for married couples filing jointly.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

The logs giving him shelter had protected him from the worst of the blast.

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

Around 13,700 homes were inside the evacuation area, local emergency services said, with two shelters set up to take in displaced residents.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Hundreds spent the night in shelters in Chiba, NHK reported, showing cars in water up to the headlights in Kashiwa city.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

While the business of cosmetically modified, futuristic-looking pets remains in its infancy, animal rights groups worry that eventually the creatures will be created, sold and later discarded in crowded municipal shelters.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

“Fewer available surgeries mean more unsterilized cats, more kittens born outdoors and more animals entering shelters during a season when space, foster homes, staffing and veterinary capacity are already stretched,” Newkirk said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The policeman told me that on really cold days, homeless people are actually taken to the city shelters so they won’t freeze to death.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

A one-star hotel sheltered an entire bike race.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

During the Cold War, the deep and sheltered waters of the U.S. naval base at Subic Bay hosted aircraft carriers and submarines.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

This year, its 638 beds became part of a jigsaw puzzle of new beds and vacancies that added up to Skid Row’s increase of 614 sheltered residents.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

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

The faint moonlight provided just enough light to help guide them into the sheltered doorstep of a shuttered tea shop nearby.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

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

More than 300 relief camps have been set up in the state, sheltering over 10,000 people, after rains triggered landslides and swollen rivers breached their banks.

From Barron's 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

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

Then suddenly straight over the rim of their sheltering bank, a man fell, crashing through the slender trees, nearly on top of them.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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