fallout shelters
- plural of fallout shelter.
Example Sentences
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From those who have their own fallout shelters to those who just carry torches in their bags "I fall somewhere in the middle."
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Since at least the 1980s, Washington, like the federal government, decided the costs to plan for mass evacuations, and mass fallout shelters, were unreasonable, given the assumption that nuclear war would be unsurvivable.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2022
A Times financial advice columnist in 1961 tackled the question: Are fallout shelters good investments?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
Imagine walking past nuclear fallout shelters, doing "duck and cover" drills under your school desk, and experiencing other regular reminders that, at any moment, a great-power war could end life on Earth.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2021
When Life magazine published a special issue with designs for fallout shelters, Kennedy added a note saying, “I urge you to read and consider seriously the contents of this issue.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
