refuge

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The air conditioned spaces, usually with seating and free water, are meant to provide people with a refuge from the heat, particularly those with health problems, older people, babies, and those with limited resources.

From BBC

It aims to provide advice to businesses and services - such as women's refuges, gyms, hospitals or shopping centres - about how the Supreme Court ruling should work.

From BBC

A manhunt for those involved in the plot is under way, with the leader of the failed coup said to be taking refuge in neighbouring Togo.

From BBC

This year, WrapUp London will collect and distribute about 20,000 unwanted or outgrown coats and gift them to homeless charities, women's refuges and family centres.

From BBC

While vulnerable kids have found a refuge at Altadena Girls, in the weeks and months after the fires charitable groups with large public profiles and significant war chests faced questions about their impacts.

From Los Angeles Times