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shelter

[shel-ter] / ˈʃɛl tər /




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This area, often called a dead zone, offers shelter from predators that cannot easily survive there.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Spain's King Felipe VI said the wildfires had caused "incalculable" damage to the country's natural heritage as he toured an emergency shelter in Villamanta south-west of the capital.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

"I found some shelter, a quiet woodland away from the road," he said.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The team tracks homeless encampments on a map and makes sure that empty shelter beds are filled, she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

The friends tried to make sure Brian had shelter.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Not long afterward, Truelove traveled to New York City, where his half-sister said he spent time in multiple shelters and psychiatric facilities.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

New shelters known as hibernacula are being created using peat, tree material and brash to provide safe overwintering areas.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Most of all, the high-fantasy storyline, which culminates in an exciting battle between the duke’s army and an icebound civilization that shelters Ildr and Paul, is good fun.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The metro is too far from her home and there are no decent shelters or basements nearby.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Tents and cardboard shelters lined the streets, and the public parks I saw seemed to have been converted into refugee camps.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Under her signature program, the city has spent $82,420 a year for each homeless person it has sheltered in motels.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

It feels sheltered, like sitting inside a very tall greenhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Specifically, it noted "the high number of persons with disabilities enrolled in sheltered workshops and the low rate of transition to the open labour market".

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Caernarfon Court heard on Monday that Hughes would bang on his wall with his walking stick and prevent Turner from sleeping at the sheltered accommodation where they each had a flat.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

At dawn waking he lifted his head; the rain had ceased; he saw, sheltered in the folds of his cloak, a little animal curled up asleep which had crept there for warmth.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Rather, it was accompaniment: feeding, sheltering, driving, watching, and warning so no one had to move in isolation.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Before his career took off, Reilly volunteered for the United Farm Workers and lived an ascetic life, sheltering in church halls, as he ministered to the poor.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Fatalities jumped by more than 300 from Friday to 2,954, following the June 24 disaster that has left thousands homeless in the streets and sheltering in camps.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

More than 40,000 people were sheltering in the city’s subway stations, such as Dorohozhychi, where the Ivashchenkos sought safety.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

I close my eyes, and the strong, gentle hands around mine become Starry's, and then Baba's, until finally I feel the scarred hands of an unseen Liberator sheltering my own.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins




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