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deportees

noun

plural of deportee

as in refugees

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons the deportee vowed that he would someday return to a liberated nation

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refugees

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Its floors filled with bunk beds, a prison and hospital, all deep underground, have been repurposed over the years as overflow housing for refugees, asylum seekers and the homeless.

— Rob Schmitz, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
Steven Spielberg’s personal masterpiece is the saga of Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), who saved the lives of hundreds of Jewish refugees in Poland during the Holocaust.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026

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