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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The Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido, a 1908 Moorish fantasy commissioned by entrepreneur Nicolò Spada, boasts Byzantine domes and an eclectic façade that have sheltered everyone from Winston Churchill to Erroll Flynn, from Greta Garbo to Clark Gable.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025 -
The North course, par 71, 6,945 yards, challenges the most accomplished golfers with its ravines, wind and tricky greens, while the popular and more sedate and sheltered par-70, 6,580-yard South Course, with four ocean-side holes, invites and tests golfers of every level.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Liberal-leaning television networks were a megalith, and First Amendment-protected besides.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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Our legal system has painstakingly determined the narrow range of speech that is not legally protected, such as speech that is intended to — and in fact does — incite imminent lawless action.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Refuged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refuged. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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