shelter
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They have a mutualistic relationship with symbionts, which produce the vast majority of food the corals require, in return for shelter, as well as water and the carbon dioxide they need to photosynthesize.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
As we left the area, we saw a tableau of suffering with families dotted around seeking shelter under scrawny trees.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Workers in the city’s financial district, students at some international schools and diplomats were ordered to evacuate or take shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
County Animal Care and Control has set up an animal shelter at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, according to the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
She was kneeling at the mouth of a shelter on the other side of the clearing, talking urgently.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Board members for the nonprofit, which runs domestic violence shelters in the L.A. area, approved the arrangement in 2018, according to emails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Most of the demonstrations in recent weeks have been peaceful, but some protesters have started fires and vandalised bus shelters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Queen Camilla has been running her Queen's Reading Room project for five years, a kind of mega book club, with festivals and events and outreach projects, such as bringing books to homeless shelters.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Researchers will examine potential natural shelters, identify resources that astronauts could use, and study dangerous conditions that future habitats and equipment will need to withstand.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
We hurry past shelters, the wooden toilet hut.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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Some local fog patches are likely first thing, particularly in sheltered rural locations, before lifting to leave spells of sunshine and variable cloud for many.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The home’s porte cochère once sheltered her Volkswagen after trips to the market.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
According to the Texas Tribune, Garces Perez asked if he could park somewhere sheltered from traffic.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
A one-star hotel sheltered an entire bike race.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
It had been sheltered from the wind and the rain in back of the shrine, so I could still see what Maggie had drawn.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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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
On a later visit to the busy station, we found passengers waiting outside the main entrance or sheltering in underground passageways.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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
While Sharaa praised Russia's "historic role" in Syria and the region, Damascus has repeatedly demanded that it extradite Assad, who has been sheltering in Moscow with his wife since his ouster.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Very bravely he went to the authorities and told them about his family and the pagans they were sheltering, and the soldiers went to the family’s house in the middle of the night.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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