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shelter-in-place

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Noun

  1. A strategy for avoiding danger, such as gun violence, a hurricane, etc., in which individuals remain inside the building they happen to be in at the time of the danger rather than evacuating and seeking refuge elsewhere.

Verb

  1. Alternative form of shelter in place.
  2. To follow a shelter-in-place strategy.

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