shelter
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With Nadia confined to her bed, she and Olha cannot go to a shelter, however serious an attack is.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
A clergyman I met at Reagan National Airport recently told me that our world is as filled with corruption as a Latin American animal shelter is filled with fleas.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
"My friend and neighbours live in this building. I came to help my friend retrieve some clothes and mattresses. He currently has no shelter or home," Mohannad al-Mashharawi told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Researchers observed eight different types of coral, along with eight fish species using the reef for shelter and feeding.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Sometime later Torak made his way to Fin-Kedinn’s shelter, stumbling in his borrowed boots, which were much too big.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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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
Fostering even for a night or two alleviates that crunch for space, allowing shelters to host cats they might not otherwise be able to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Locals have expressed safety concerns and some have destroyed shelters and blocked aid being supplied to the migrants.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
AFP journalists saw families arriving in pickup trucks piled with blankets and other belongings, setting up shelters in scrubland exposed to the sun and heat.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
It was rare in the United States, however, even in the jails, in the homeless shelters, and under the bridges that Joe often called home.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Attending film school on the East Coast was, as she puts it, a necessary experience, because she grew up rather sheltered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
After recovering from serious head injuries, David attended a school outside the village and believed that separation from former classmates may have sheltered him from some of the trauma experienced by others.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Many people sheltered in a nearby gymnasium for safety.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
A one-star hotel sheltered an entire bike race.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
In a sheltered corner of the glade, Eilonwy found handfuls of small flowers still untouched by the frost.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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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
“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
The city and county secured $1.6 million for emergency housing relocation through Airbnb and housing nonprofits, sheltering more than 1,300 residents and hundreds of pets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Mrs. Slater was in the middle, slumped forward, sheltering her face with one hand.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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