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sheltered

[shel-terd] / ˈʃɛl tərd /
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ADJECTIVE
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Another call takes Charlotte and Connor to a sheltered housing development and an elderly resident who is feeling faint.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

This is what happened to Dirk Hähnel, now in his 50s, who spent most of his adult life in sheltered workshops near the central-western city of Paderborn.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

They all scream that the teenager is probably a little too sheltered.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

A gale-force storm was coming, so the skipper set course downwind for the tiny port of Sandhamn in southern Sweden, where the group sheltered for four nights, according to German investigators.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

He has made Camel comfortable in some sheltered spot and is going for help.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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