shelter
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Researchers observed eight different types of coral, along with eight fish species using the reef for shelter and feeding.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
He said he hadn't found a single free house in the city, "not even a shelter".
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Discuss any additional necessities and particular care requirements with the shelter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
But working at an animal shelter offered some comfort and helped me better understand our feline friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
She might have to find a place to shelter and wait out the storm.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
A further 60 schools were converted into shelters for thousands of people left homeless by the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
At least three aircraft hangars or shelters appear to have been damaged at the Royal Saudi Air Force facility where US-made F-15 fighter jets are based.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
With limited space, shelters can’t always accept new cats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Locals have expressed safety concerns and some have destroyed shelters and blocked aid being supplied to the migrants.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
I don’t want to see the shelters and dirt paths, the makeshift lean-tos and Green River.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
In the last decade Germany has sheltered millions of refugees, mainly from Syria and other troubled countries in the Middle East.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 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
She and Faraj then sheltered inside the building, which was destroyed by a third strike at about 16:25.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
They went to sleep soon after the meal, curling up at either end of the sheltered ground.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
She was rescued on Thursday from Nepal's devastated area of Syabrubesi, along with her infant son and husband, after sheltering for a freezing night in a school.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 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
In other footage, the Israeli forces appear to have confiscated the canopy under which the settlers were sheltering, while leaving their other equipment.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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
They threw themselves into its lush green arms and it drew them in, hiding and sheltering them, delivering them from one world to the next.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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