sheltered
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Over the course of American history, women have been expected to do whatever work is necessary to keep their families fed, clothed and sheltered in sanitary homes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
We spoke to him from the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, where he is now being sheltered by a charity and trying to find a way to get back to Uganda.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Elizabeth Uribe, who is friends with Gladdys, checked in on her parents throughout the day as they sheltered inside a hotel in Rincón de Guayabitos, a beach town not far from Puerto Vallarta.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Still others sheltered in mountain resorts or lined up rides on private planes to get out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
They had stayed sheltered under a huge fir tree, at the base of a bluff eleven miles north of the volcano.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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