shelter
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He’s currently living in a homeless shelter in downtown Detroit, though he said he recently got an offer for a job selling mortgages.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
When pressed for more details by the journalists, he says the dog had been involved in a traffic accident just outside the shelter.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Lubajja tells the undercover reporters that the shelter primarily exists to make money from social media viewers abroad under false pretences.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Inside the amoeba, these pathogens can survive in a kind of safe shelter, shielded from disinfectants that would normally destroy them.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
“We have to find some shelter to ride out the storm,” Chase said.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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