A shielding or protection against the unpleasant, unwanted, or dangerous.
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Their citizens almost always have the legal right to refuge in Europe.
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Investors often take refuge in those sectors at times of market uncertainty.
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However, if water seeps into the vehicle, seek refuge on the roof.
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A particularly good place to take refuge was Durham Cathedral in England.
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At other times, however, they operate more as refuge than food dispensary.
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Federal officials have said they have no plans to approach the refuge.
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Williams said 60 local school children took refuge in his store overnight.
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He ran away several times and came to our house for refuge.
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Since early in the war, slaves had sought refuge in Union camps.
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Some took refuge in the church; but it did not save them.
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In the war he took refuge in the nation, and its patriotism.
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These exiles found refuge in two republics; Venice and the United Provinces.
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Thousands of people are seeking refuge from the fighting in UN compounds.
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The Scythians immolated strangers in their temples; elsewhere temples were a refuge:-
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They seek refuge in our country only to find their situation worsens.
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Bowden, like many others, left the state to seek refuge in Melbourne.
