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bunker

[buhng-ker] / ˈbʌŋ kər /
NOUN
underground shelter
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NOUN
hazard on a golf course
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Maersk, a shipping company based in Denmark, implemented an emergency bunker surcharge in late March, citing a challenging fuel market.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Maybe it isn’t yet time to leave your bunker altogether.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

He hit a high, right-to-left shot out of the pine straw into the front left bunker.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Prices for the bunker fuel used to power ships and war insurance have spiked; schedules are in chaos, crews have quit, and vessels rerouted elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Kainene showed her the bunker, a roughly dug pit covered with logs, before she began to walk toward the building at the far end of the compound.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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