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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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Baja California Sur's governor Victor Castro, on a shelter visit, told AFP that local infrastructure has suffered "little damage."

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

When I was the head baker at my local homeless shelter, I baked it hundreds of times and saw how one slice, served on a paper plate, could become a catalyst for dialogue.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

The survival of dormice is dependent on diverse woodland, species-rich hedgerows and connected habitats that provide year-round food and shelter.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Some concerns were addressed, including a bus shelter that was added because of feedback from residents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Too late, he remembered the neat bundles of dried deer meat, forgotten at the shelter.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Governor Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío said temporary shelters had been opened should residents need to be evacuated.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Prolonged confinement can lead animals to pacing, destructive behavior, anxiety, and make it harder to adopt them out, which ultimately could lead to them being euthanized by shelters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

A further 60 schools were converted into shelters for thousands of people left homeless by the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

At least three aircraft hangars or shelters appear to have been damaged at the Royal Saudi Air Force facility where US-made F-15 fighter jets are based.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

As for the dog, I always got my pets at animal shelters, so I called the Wasilla shelter and was told—perfect, really—that they had a three-legged border collie that needed a good home.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 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

In the last decade Germany has sheltered millions of refugees, mainly from Syria and other troubled countries in the Middle East.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Most of the women who were imprisoned came from sheltered, privileged backgrounds.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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

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

Yugo said hundreds of homes in Nitung Village were severely damaged by the earthquake, and that residents had been sheltering in makeshift shelters.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

“It is impossible for anyone to collect every pistol, rifle, and piece of weaponry,” said Yahya Hisham, 41, who was displaced from northern Gaza during the war and is now sheltering in Deir al-Balah.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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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