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sheltered

adjective as in shaded

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adjective as in protected

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It was a life-changing experience for the sheltered young man from Glasgow.

From BBC

Across the country, as civilians sheltered in basements or on the metro, the air defence guns went to work.

From BBC

Councils across the UK can borrow money from banks or from the government to fund improvements in their areas - from building new schools to maintaining roads and providing sheltered housing.

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The doc is all she’s left with after her mother is killed in a freak accident, and by the time she moves to Paris as a young woman she’s led a very sheltered life.

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People poured out of skyscrapers and onto the busy streets of the US city, some with their hands in the air, while others sheltered in buildings nearby.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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