bomb shelter
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Located in the city center, the Donetsk Regional Academic Drama Theater became a makeshift bomb shelter in the immediate days after the invasion, housing up to 1,500 Mariupoltsi pursuing refuge.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
One recent morning, a client from Florida called Hubbard to inquire about a bomb shelter for 10 people.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
On Monday she relocated to the home of a teammate because she said the bomb shelter she had been using was tiny.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
He then proceeded to gut the architectural gem, with reports at the time suggesting that he wanted to turn the concrete structure into a kind of modernist bomb shelter.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025
After breakfast I washed out my handkerchief, packed it back into my nose, and went out to the bomb shelter.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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