as in sheltered
to be or provide a shelter for
a nation with a long, honorable history of refuging political asylum seekers
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Red Cross shelters sheltered more than 1,400 people during the evacuations, and volunteers served more than 20,000 meals.—
Lauren Pozen,
CBS News,
28 May 2026 -
In Kyiv’s Shevchenko district, a school building was damaged by an attack while people sheltered inside, Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
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Most durable businesses are protected by network effects, switching costs, or regulatory barriers — advantages that can be modeled and sometimes replicated.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The decision, announced Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security, marked a rare reprieve for people protected by temporary measures that have been harshly criticized by Republicans.—
Gisela Salomon,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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“Refuged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refuged. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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