shelter
Example Sentences
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She said she was kicked out of a VOA shelter for “disrespecting one of the staff” but received no insight on where to go next.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The couple had arrived just hours earlier at the Mount Carmel Medical Center and were taken straight to the facility's underground shelter, carved into the mountainside.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The so-called backdoor Roth, a simple two-step process, means anyone can contribute up to $8,000 to an account with after-tax dollars and shelter all their future gains from federal taxes.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
A study from the Canine Behaviour Centre at Queen's University Belfast, published in 2023, looked at the reaction of 50 dogs in a rescue shelter to different screens.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
The logs giving him shelter had protected him from the worst of the blast.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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