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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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Thidarat Silsuwan, who lives alone in her partially submerged house along the Premprachakorn canal, said she did not want to go to a shelter as she worked to clean up and salvage her belongings.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

When I was the head baker at my local homeless shelter, I baked it hundreds of times and saw how one slice, served on a paper plate, could become a catalyst for dialogue.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Since April 1, the shelter has operated without $300,000 in promised government funding, covering half its budget.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Large areas close to Yellowstone remain evacuated, while across the US, shelter, fuel, food and clean water become increasingly scarce.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Twice, Adam’s dad, Buzz, had tried to leave the shelter of their tree and find a path to safety.

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

Nearly 4,900 people have been evacuated to shelters, with around 52,000 households affected by the floods, which prompted a disaster declaration across the capital, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Deep floodwaters in Bangkok drove thousands of residents into shelters as others scrambled to buy groceries or dry out their homes on Sunday after days of heavy rain inundated markets, roads and residences.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Prolonged confinement can lead animals to pacing, destructive behavior, anxiety, and make it harder to adopt them out, which ultimately could lead to them being euthanized by shelters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

“AB 2344 will streamline that transfer process, providing a tool for courts and shelters to help animals receive earlier transfers into appropriate care.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

In consequence you get to know your fellow hikers at least a little, quite well if you meet them nightly at the shelters.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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

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

Many people sheltered in a nearby gymnasium for safety.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

We couldn’t manage without him, and yet here he was, about to take a run at a potentially electrified fence so that we could be sheltered and fed for another night.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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 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

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

Woolford's cows still come out into the fields in the morning, but by midday they are back in the barns, sheltering from the sun and eating feedstocks that should have been saved for the winter.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

“The accountant who wants to stay in business in America will be the one who focuses on designing creative, complex strategies, like tax avoidance or tax sheltering, managing customer relationships,” he said.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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