shelter
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Many felt Ukraine was ungrateful to Poland, which opened its borders to millions of Ukrainians fleeing the full-scale Russian invasion, and continues to provide shelter to almost a million refugees.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Panish played prison phone recordings that suggested they were seeking to shift assets to their son and daughter and shelter them from the Iskanders.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
To be accused of stealing one’s poems when the poems were the last shelter of the self was an unusual cruelty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
After attacking four people at two factories in Fukushima on Tuesday, the bear took shelter inside one of the buildings, local media reported.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
After letting Wolf rest for a day by the lake, they’d plodded over the marshes and up the scree, where they’d camped in a hollow that had given scant shelter from the wind.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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