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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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Officials urged people in the area to shelter in place near the mosque at 7050 Eckstrom Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The organisation, which includes qualified veterinarians, said it had secured land where an emergency shelter is being set up to receive the dogs.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Services excluding energy services were up 3.3% from a year earlier; within that shelter was up 3.3% and transportation services was up 4.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Yet even if the increase in shelter costs last month are set aside, inflation has proven to be quite sticky.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

As night fell, they made a shelter of bent hazel saplings and leaf mould by a muddy stream.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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