shelter
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If the chuyka goes off, bus drivers are supposed to stop, let their passengers out and direct them to the nearest shelter.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
There are no more “wreckers” scouring the beach for treasures or “charity houses” nestled into the dunes to shelter stranded sailors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Older cemeteries, especially in cities, are already known to shelter uncommon plants, insects, birds, and mammals.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
“We’re sitting here in the unknown ... I just want to go home. I miss my bed,” said Doughty, who was staying at a Red Cross shelter in Anaheim.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
If he made a game of it, like playing house in the woods, she could lie down in the shelter and sleep while he walked to the bridge and back.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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