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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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This view also drives many advocates of universal basic income—including those believing that the AI-fueled labor market of the future won’t produce jobs that pay wages sufficient to feed, clothe and shelter families.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

From inside the public bomb shelter, we scan the sky.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Older cemeteries, especially in cities, are already known to shelter uncommon plants, insects, birds, and mammals.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

They took on added resonance when Opie ceded the space to five friends displaced by the flames, offering food, shelter and a place to regroup.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

I found a place among them that gave us shelter from the wind.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell




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