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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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Ryzhenkov said the company had "improved the covered areas" at its mills where workers can shelter during air raids.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

With attacks now almost daily, MBS is being shuttled from bomb shelter to bomb shelter in Jeddah, according to a knowledgeable international source.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Boucher said that Luna likely survived on an abundance of water and wild animal scat, though it’s not quite exactly known what her diet or shelter situation was.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

County Animal Care and Control has set up an animal shelter at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, according to the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

All I knew then was that we had to get to the shelter fast, as we had been taught.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Board members for the nonprofit, which runs domestic violence shelters in the L.A. area, approved the arrangement in 2018, according to emails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The country’s airports, seaports and power plants “have prepared for wartime conditions,” installing shelters and backup supplies to continue operating in a crisis, Brig.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Most of the demonstrations in recent weeks have been peaceful, but some protesters have started fires and vandalised bus shelters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Queen Camilla has been running her Queen's Reading Room project for five years, a kind of mega book club, with festivals and events and outreach projects, such as bringing books to homeless shelters.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

When I wanted to share my information about bomb shelters, most of the students stared at me as if I were from another planet.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

HUD’s definition includes sheltered persons living in some kind of temporary housing.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

Many people sheltered in a nearby gymnasium for safety.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

The spare garage is sheltered, even on blowy days like today.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Foreign students at several international schools were shaken after spending part of the afternoon sheltering in place in windowless rooms, said a mother who spoke to parents at several of the schools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The lesser figures were accused of sheltering migrants, transporting them across France to the so-called "jungle" camp outside Calais, and helping on the night of the departure.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

Scores of women queued at a school sheltering Nepal flood victims, jostling to receive personal-care supplies, as concerns over sanitation and menstrual hygiene mount days after the catastrophic disaster.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

I know I haven't been in this part of the woods before, there were no sizable rocks like the one I'm sheltering against on my earlier travels.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins


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