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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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The fire also destroyed two historic structures — Johnson’s Lee Equipment Shed and Wreck Line Camp Cabin — as well as a storage building and a wind shelter at Water Canyon Campground.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 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

To be accused of stealing one’s poems when the poems were the last shelter of the self was an unusual cruelty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

After attacking four people at two factories in Fukushima on Tuesday, the bear took shelter inside one of the buildings, local media reported.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The shelter was shaped like half a tent, with an opening at one end.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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