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The exhibit includes works by Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Larry Rivers, the Venezuelan American artist Marisol and Swedish expat Claes Oldenburg.
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
The rise of Saudi Arabia, just 15 miles away, has boosted its fortunes, too, as many expats based there flock to Bahrain on weekends given the more Western-style daily life.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
Rather than donating, sell or give these items away through expat groups, international student networks, or online marketplaces where someone from a compatible region might need them.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
Her musings about being an American expat in Tokyo from 2007-2012 live on in the blogosphere.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
The rise of Saudi Arabia, just 15 miles away, has boosted its fortunes, too, as many expats based there flock to Bahrain on weekends given the more Western-style daily life.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
Rather than donating, sell or give these items away through expat groups, international student networks, or online marketplaces where someone from a compatible region might need them.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
Her musings about being an American expat in Tokyo from 2007-2012 live on in the blogosphere.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expat
refugee
Noun
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In the wake of the stabbing death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light rail train, the state legislature introduced a bill to crack down on bail for violent offenders, drawing praise from one crime expert.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Gaza is home to the highest number of child amputees per capita worldwide, the head of the UN’s agency for Palestine refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, said on Wednesday.—
Christina Macfarlane,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Expat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expat. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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