shelter
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What if she decided that she would like to leave this house to an animal shelter or if she needed to sell it to pay for long-term care?
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
In the small coastal town of Kleinmond, 40 kilometres closer to Cape Town, nearly 100 foreigners, most of them Malawian, sought shelter at a local community hall.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
This view also drives many advocates of universal basic income—including those believing that the AI-fueled labor market of the future won’t produce jobs that pay wages sufficient to feed, clothe and shelter families.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
From inside the public bomb shelter, we scan the sky.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Sometimes after hours of this we would gain the shelter of the barracks only to hear the whistle.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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