sheltering

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Khalil’s body was reported to have been found under the rubble of a house where she and freelance photographer Zeinab Faraj were sheltering, according to their colleagues.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"We heard three noisy interceptions, but on the fourth one, we knew it was our house," said Sigal Amir, who lives next door and was sheltering in her safe room when the explosion hit.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

A dramatic print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi shows Tokiwa braced against the driving snow, sheltering her children in the folds of her robes so that only their feet and faces are visible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

In an address to the nation hours earlier, he said sheltering the sailors was the "most courageous and humanitarian course of action that a state can take".

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Mary Lou had run off into the night, hiding in the sheltering stalks of the cornfields until it was safe to face the world again.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray