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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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Ukrainian soldiers had used a hammer and chisel to break through the concrete in the middle and dug out a small shelter just big enough for two people in the earth beneath.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The local town hall was opened to provide shelter and coordinate with emergency services, the local mayor said.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

It is likely that underneath any clear spells, particularly in the north and again in the shelter of the easterly breeze, fog will develop through the night.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

More than 1.5 million residents have been displaced within Haiti, many seeking shelter in schools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

I thought of getting more food, and some form of shelter before nightfall.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

This provides enough electricity to charge phones and run lights, fans and even electric razors, small comforts that have become a luxury for families still living in tents and shelters.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Peterborough City Council said 34 bus stops could include Living Roofs, mini-gardens planted on top of bus shelters that are made up of wildflowers and other vegetation.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The controversy emphasized how California, where shelters are overflowing with animals, failed to regulate private rescue groups.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Tijuana's migrant shelters, once overflowing, are now closed or barely operating.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Just after the Hauptsturmführer left me last night there was an air raid and everybody scrambled to the shelters as usual.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

Under Ms. Bass’s signature program, the city has spent $82,420 a year for each homeless person it has sheltered in motels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

It moves the familiar story about a bullied, sheltered teenage girl to the present.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Police were also called to nearby sheltered housing retirement complex, Ger-y-Nant, where the man was arrested.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

HUD’s definition includes sheltered persons living in some kind of temporary housing.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

He admitted that he’d sheltered Pieret and enabled his escape.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Foreign students at several international schools were shaken after spending part of the afternoon sheltering in place in windowless rooms, said a mother who spoke to parents at several of the schools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

It also found that moving and sheltering the most vulnerable — children in foster care, incarcerated youth and adults, people with disabilities — “lacked a countywide coordination model.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Scores of women queued at a school sheltering Nepal flood victims, jostling to receive personal-care supplies, as concerns over sanitation and menstrual hygiene mount days after the catastrophic disaster.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

It also provided the Yemeni militants with intelligence, target lists including Saudi ports and energy facilities, and advice on sheltering from Saudi retaliation, the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

“My nephew. He left this morning. His wife and their baby are sheltering at my sister’s house.”

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill


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