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sheltered

[shel-terd] / ˈʃɛl tərd /
ADJECTIVE
shaded
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ADJECTIVE
protected
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Sheltered homelessness also increased by 15.7%, growing to 6,575 people.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

Sheltered among NGC 604's dusty envelopes of gas are more than 200 of the hottest, most massive kinds of stars, all in the early stages of their lives.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024

Sheltered housing residents who have been without central heating for weeks say the recent cold weather has been "horrendous".

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024

Sheltered in a cool, damp ravine, it avoided fires and logging that claimed many others of its kind, and it grew into a grizzled giant more than 4 meters across.

From Science Magazine • May 19, 2022

Sheltered here, they digest out the inner tissues of the needle.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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