shelter
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After they were evicted from a fishing village near Penang, some120 refugees sought shelter outside the UN's refugee agency in the capital Kuala Lumpur - and were temporarily detained.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
That exclusion can shelter up to $250,000 of gain, or up to $500,000 for married couples filing jointly.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Authorities in the Aude department in south-west France cancelled the third stage of the Vuelta a Espana cycling race in the area after a hailstorm in the French Pyrenees forced riders to seek shelter.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
“The workers were not fed properly, the shelter that they gave them was not appropriate, and many times workers were injured,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
He had left the shelter around noon, unable to take the stress of simply waiting alone.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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Hawaii County's Civil Defense Agency said public shelters are available in every county on Big Island.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
As of April 2025, there were 61,142 shelters across Japan, but less than seven percent were underground, according to government data.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Fewer available surgeries mean more unsterilized cats, more kittens born outdoors and more animals entering shelters during a season when space, foster homes, staffing and veterinary capacity are already stretched,” Newkirk said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Netting and wire meshes around infrastructure can be useful against drones, and hardened shelters can help protect resources that have to be on the surface, such as aircraft, fuel, personnel and equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Some families hurried to remodel their cellars into bomb shelters.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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A one-star hotel sheltered an entire bike race.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
The jury which condemned Patterson to prison were supposed to be isolated - sheltered from the frenzy surrounding the case while they deliberated.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
During the Cold War, the deep and sheltered waters of the U.S. naval base at Subic Bay hosted aircraft carriers and submarines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
This year, its 638 beds became part of a jigsaw puzzle of new beds and vacancies that added up to Skid Row’s increase of 614 sheltered residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 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
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He said they were now sheltering in a school that is being used as a refuge for those who survived.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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
Rather, it was accompaniment: feeding, sheltering, driving, watching, and warning so no one had to move in isolation.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed in surrounding areas, but Bordeaux's mayor said there were no plans to evacuate the urban area, home to 850,000 people and currently sheltering thousands evacuated from zones close by.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
It may be found curled in the straw of stables or else sheltering in the midst of the herd it protects.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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