shelter
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Homelessness has been a vexing problem throughout American history, an issue riven by disagreements among policymakers and legislators over how best to help people in need of shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The experimental index that tracks senior spending more accurately, the R-CPI-E, has historically run hotter than the headline figure because retirees spend more on the two categories rising fastest: healthcare and shelter.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Panish played prison phone recordings that suggested they were seeking to shift assets to their son and daughter and shelter them from the Iskanders.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The video also showed a corrugated-roof shelter collapsing behind them, though the school said in its post that no-one was injured.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Thankfully, Nana Dee says goodbye, and we find shelter behind the closed door of Ruby’s bedroom.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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