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refuge

[ref-yooj] / ˈrɛf yudʒ /


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In total, nearly a hundred refuge sites have been mapped out and incorporated into operational evacuation plans designed to quickly guide people to safe places.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

In July 1994, he sought refuge in Switzerland but was thrown out a month later.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Ironically, only Branwell’s room, papered with sketches and poems, looks like an artist’s refuge.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Ulster Wildlife said recent research emerging from across the UK and Ireland suggested hedgehogs were retreating to towns and cities and that urban gardens may be their last refuge.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Even now some part of him wished they’d never found this refuge.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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