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a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind
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There is a small traveling contingent of Corinthians’ largest supporters group from São Paulo, Gaviões da Fiel, founded in 1969, but the vast majority of the group attending the Women’s Champions Cup are expats who have joined or created international chapters of Fiel.
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Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Bubble assignments require longer on-site presence but without the rigor and complexity of an expat assignment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
The city has several modern private hospitals that routinely serve international patients, accept a wide range of global insurance plans, and are experienced in working with American expats on billing and care coordination.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Ryan Gosling plays an American expat in Bangkok who gets in over his head with some local gangsters.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Bubble assignments require longer on-site presence but without the rigor and complexity of an expat assignment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
The city has several modern private hospitals that routinely serve international patients, accept a wide range of global insurance plans, and are experienced in working with American expats on billing and care coordination.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Ryan Gosling plays an American expat in Bangkok who gets in over his head with some local gangsters.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Expat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expat. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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