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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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The Best Friends group released a report in 2024 highlighting poor conditions at the shelter and criticizing the leadership of the Animal Services Department, including former general manager Staycee Dains.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Believing that the conflict would pass quickly, the recording studio became Ibrahem's temporary shelter while he continued to make music, writing and recording a song, whose title translates as Give Peace A Chance.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The Social Security Administration considers free shelter to be unearned income, although he can avoid this reduction if he pays his fair share of household expenses.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Their decision to order girls to shelter in place on July 4 was “a death sentence,” the complaint states, when safety for Cile and others was just steps away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The shelter was shaped like half a tent, with an opening at one end.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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