refuge
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The IOM said armed attacks were no longer confined to regular hotspots and were now increasingly affecting areas that had previously served as places of refuge, leaving vulnerable people with few safe options.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Globalt Investments senior portfolio manager Keith Buchanan said financial companies have become a refuge for investors concerned about tech stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Consequences of the conflict also spilled across the border into India, with thousands of people, many from Myanmar's Chin ethnic minority, taking refuge in India's north-eastern states of Mizoram and Manipur.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
“I had to seek refuge, travel by ambulance across borders.”
From Salon • May 27, 2026
“It borders one end of our farm. We actually used to own a good piece of the refuge land, but my grandfather donated it to the state.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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