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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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Boucher said that Luna likely survived on an abundance of water and wild animal scat, though it’s not quite exactly known what her diet or shelter situation was.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

They have a mutualistic relationship with symbionts, which produce the vast majority of food the corals require, in return for shelter, as well as water and the carbon dioxide they need to photosynthesize.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Another cat, Purdy, was adopted from the local animal shelter to join Kaplanis’s other cat, Sheba, at the store.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

As we left the area, we saw a tableau of suffering with families dotted around seeking shelter under scrawny trees.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Minutes later, they were circling the rundown shelter where they had left Brian.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

For more than four decades, the 1736 Family Crisis Center has offered care for victims of domestic violence, running shelters and crisis hotlines in L.A. and Orange counties on what today is a $15-million budget.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

He complained that some rocket shelters had been turned into prayer rooms, reducing their availability during emergencies.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Queen Camilla has been running her Queen's Reading Room project for five years, a kind of mega book club, with festivals and events and outreach projects, such as bringing books to homeless shelters.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Researchers will examine potential natural shelters, identify resources that astronauts could use, and study dangerous conditions that future habitats and equipment will need to withstand.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

They also dig underground bomb shelters that can hold as many as one thousand people.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

HUD’s definition includes sheltered persons living in some kind of temporary housing.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The home’s porte cochère once sheltered her Volkswagen after trips to the market.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

According to the Texas Tribune, Garces Perez asked if he could park somewhere sheltered from traffic.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Planned measures include reducing the frequency of bin collections, closing heritage attractions, ending bus routes and - in the case of one council - completely removing sheltered housing support.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

But the innocence which our isolation sheltered could not last forever, and the affairs of the town began to reach across our bridge and enter my life.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

Foreign students at several international schools were shaken after spending part of the afternoon sheltering in place in windowless rooms, said a mother who spoke to parents at several of the schools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Diplomats stationed in the Saudi capital were sheltering in place and international schools took safety measures on Thursday, diplomats and residents told AFP, after explosions echoed across the city.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

It also found that moving and sheltering the most vulnerable — children in foster care, incarcerated youth and adults, people with disabilities — “lacked a countywide coordination model.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Yugo said hundreds of homes in Nitung Village were severely damaged by the earthquake, and that residents had been sheltering in makeshift shelters.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Mary Lou had run off into the night, hiding in the sheltering stalks of the cornfields until it was safe to face the world again.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray


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