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sanctuary

noun as in church; holiest room or area in religious building

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noun as in safe place for wildlife

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The lawsuit comes just days after a federal judge in a separate case barred the administration from conditioning similar federal grant funding on states rescinding their so-called “sanctuary” policies protecting immigrants.

Further north, in the forests of Ubud, resorts are marketing themselves as a sanctuary to escape the bustle of the south.

From BBC

I was no longer about to spend beautiful, sunny days inside a mildew-scented sanctuary.

Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes called for the state’s sanctuary law to be repealed earlier this week, but said deputies in his county won’t be conducting immigration enforcement.

Many chose the state as a sanctuary because of historical ties, linguistic and cultural similarities and geographical proximity to Sri Lanka.

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