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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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What if she decided that she would like to leave this house to an animal shelter or if she needed to sell it to pay for long-term care?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

In the small coastal town of Kleinmond, 40 kilometres closer to Cape Town, nearly 100 foreigners, most of them Malawian, sought shelter at a local community hall.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Moscow’s subway was built to function as a bomb shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

From inside the public bomb shelter, we scan the sky.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“We have to find some shelter to ride out the storm,” Chase said.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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