sheltering
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Then Friday’s high tides wiped the sheltering sand off the nest and exposed the eggs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026
Across this scarred landscape of abandoned farm fields and derelict villages are thousands of infantrymen, like Vlasenko, scattered in ones and twos, sheltering in makeshift bunkers—the humans in a robot war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Diplomats stationed in the Saudi capital were sheltering in place and international schools took safety measures on Thursday, diplomats and residents told AFP, after explosions echoed across the city.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 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
But when she came near, up behind a sheltering tree trunk, and peered around it, her mouth dropped open and all thought of running melted away.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
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