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bunker

noun

Definition of bunker

as in vault

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Recent Examples of bunker Partner carrier Hapag-Lloyd tallied the second quarter cash impacts of the Hormuz disruption at roughly $600 million, with average bunker consumption price increasing sequentially from $485 per metric ton in Q1 to $700 per metric ton in Q2. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026 The story is set in a post-apocalyptic world where 39 women and one girl—the book’s nameless protagonist—have been imprisoned in an underground bunker for years. — Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026 Reportedly, the mayor’s staff has been keeping him in the bunker of City Hall, like so many of his predecessors in times of crisis, confronting the rest of San Diego in us-versus-them terms. — Carl Luna, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Sonnenberg Bunker guide Zora Schelbert walks slowly down the tunnel toward the main structure of the bunker, built in the 1970s, during the Cold War, to house 20,000 people in the event of a nuclear war. — Rob Schmitz, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bunker

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Renovate a radiation-oncology vault, modernize the emergency department, build a cardiology clinic, add telehealth at two rural clinics, and deploy mobile mammography.

— Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
When stored in the cloud, a user’s videos will be kept in what Ring says is effectively a secure digital vault to which only the user has the key.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

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The brand built its foundation in rock ‘n’ roll under founding designers Stuart Trevor and Kait Bolongaro in 1994.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
Terps football player Zion Elee and his family delivered about 300 backpacks Monday as part of a foundation effort that has distributed roughly 750 across the Baltimore area.

— Michael Howes, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026

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