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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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Human remains inside of boat sheds, where people took shelter from the eruption of Mt.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

It isn’t clear whether the soldiers who died were inside the housing units, or if they got caught outside on their way to shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Changes in movement can also affect how much energy an animal uses and whether it can reach food, shelter, or other important resources.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Authorities have also said police went door-to-door or telephoned residents with instructions on how to shelter or evacuate safely.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Wearily, Jonathan crawled into the shelter and lay beside her.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

Government spending on homelessness, which relies largely on nonprofits to operate shelters and other housing sites around L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

New shelters known as hibernacula are being created using peat, tree material and brash to provide safe overwintering areas.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Most of all, the high-fantasy storyline, which culminates in an exciting battle between the duke’s army and an icebound civilization that shelters Ildr and Paul, is good fun.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Apostol said they provide emotional and psychological support at shelters and wherever survivors need help -- on a bench, sitting on a low wall, or on a chair or stool, always outdoors.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

Word was that there were shelters in Zarqa, Amman, Al-Salt, and other Jordanian cities.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

In 1944 the British Royal Air Force targeted the palace directly while the boy king sheltered in a fortified bunker.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

His wife, Tetiana, a doctor, was reminded of how people sheltered in the London Underground during German bombings in World War II. “You feel like a character in a movie about Britain,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

But there are still major problems, including uneven flooring, and they are now desperate to move out of their once-beloved home and into sheltered accommodation.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Hundreds of workers at Hinkley Point C are sheltered from the heat by thick concrete, like this water inlet.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

What I’d thought was just a room at first was actually a forest glade, sheltered by a loose weaving of Thicket branches high above that let light in.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Authorities will continue to enforce its immigration laws, she added, but warned that protesters should not conduct unauthorised searches of homes and businesses that are suspected of sheltering undocumented migrants.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

In implementing the law, the government further defined "harm" to include "significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding or sheltering."

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

More than 40,000 people were sheltering in the city’s subway stations, such as Dorohozhychi, where the Ivashchenkos sought safety.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

As temperatures rise to 36.7C in London, the paper says "it felt even hotter for Londoners baking on buses, sweltering on Tubes or sheltering at home".

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Now he was standing under a tree with his dog, as though sheltering from a shower of rain.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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