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sanctuary

[sangk-choo-er-ee] / ˈsæŋk tʃuˌɛr i /
NOUN
church; holiest room or area in religious building
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“The house was small, so we built onto it to add a kitchen. We use the barns as a sanctuary for rescued horses, ducks, chickens, peacocks, goats, and other animals,” she went on.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

“An authentic 1852 Italianate townhouse, meticulously restored into a passive-house sanctuary on one of the West Village’s most coveted blocks,” the latest listing states.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

There’s an elephant sanctuary and a temple that bills itself as the world’s largest all-wood structure.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Samba died surrounded by the veterinary staff and her sanctuary family, including Anderson.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

It was like sitting on a tarmac instead of in a sanctuary.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

In recent decades, sightings were rare and Florida classified them extirpated, insisting that any spotted in nature were escapees from zoos or sanctuaries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Jackson, of “Pulp Fiction” and Marvel fame, said sanctuaries are willing to take in Tina and Billy.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2026

“All of the sanctuaries, everywhere you look, all of the rescues, the reputable ones, they’re bursting at the seams,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 3, 2026

"Overnight they became our offices, sanctuaries and emotional anchors," he says, adding that against this backdrop, pushing the Colour of the Year towards "further visual emptiness feels rather tone-deaf".

From BBC Dec. 19, 2025

And yet the day will inevitably come when the only space remaining to us will be these sanctuaries, a precious gift from enlightened mortals.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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