shelter
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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
Acting mayor Regina Kharchenko told the BBC that during one particularly intensive attack she "did not go to the shelter, but when it got too loud I took cover in the toilet".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Through the trees, he glimpsed a great dark shadow in the wreck of the shelter.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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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
Thousands of people are now living in government shelters.
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
The metro is too far from her home and there are no decent shelters or basements nearby.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
There was a golden haze around him, as there was around the shelters, the fishing nets, the evening fire: stronger than theirs, though not by much.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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“They suffered and they did their duty,” Sledge writes, “so a sheltered homeland can enjoy the peace that was purchased at such high cost.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
It feels sheltered, like sitting inside a very tall greenhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
"You go from a special kindergarten to a special school and then into one of these sheltered workshops," he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Specifically, it noted "the high number of persons with disabilities enrolled in sheltered workshops and the low rate of transition to the open labour market".
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
At the top was a wide space sheltered by the canopy leaves of all the trees that grew together for the big tree.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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
"Avoid sheltering under trees, stay clear of loose electrical wires, and do not walk or drive through floodwaters," the agency advised.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
They include Malawian nationals, about 7,000 of whom have been sheltering in an open field in the eastern port city of Durban, according to an inter-ministerial migration committee set up after the president's address.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
The nearby Sunni al-Kantari Mosque took the opposite approach, opening its doors and providing supplies to Shias sheltering at a neighboring Sunni school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
She tried not to think of what his life would have been like with this other family, rooting him to the ground, sheltering him in their wings.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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