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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

At a refuge centre in Voropaiv, near the capital Kyiv, more than 200 birds have been housed, including dozens wounded in the war.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

In the immediate aftermath of the brutal 1989 crackdown on students who had protested in Tiananmen Square, dissident astrophysicist Fang Lizhi sought refuge in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Jackson and his mother hustled him into a nearby cafe that was already packed with people seeking refuge.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman




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