sanctuary

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The sanctuary came to light during excavations carried out by the Monument Office between 2016 and 2018, and again in 2022, in Frankfurt's Nordweststadt district.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, a longtime advocate for the elephants, filed a motion seeking to pause their relocation until the City Council could review the possibility of sending them to a sanctuary.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Drawing on facts and clues that Kaede learns from the news and her own snooping, Grandfather ponders solutions in the sanctuary of his library.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Not even gold has provided sanctuary, with bullion on Thursday dropping to its cheapest since the early-February precious metal implosion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

It’s one of those upbeat songs that leads to a praise break at church and Grandma running around the sanctuary, shouting.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas