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Two German entrepreneurs have joined forces with a team of Russian expats steeped in space history to design a rocket using computational AI models, Payload reports.
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ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Find a little more barefoot luxury in Aljezur, a hip town packed with surfers, expats, and locals alike.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
The expats who live here tend to live in gated communities.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
But there are also pockets of Western holidaymakers and some expat regulars.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
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ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Find a little more barefoot luxury in Aljezur, a hip town packed with surfers, expats, and locals alike.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
The expats who live here tend to live in gated communities.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
But there are also pockets of Western holidaymakers and some expat regulars.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expat
refugee
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But using military infrastructure to detain civilians, many of whom came here through legal pathways like asylum, humanitarian parole, and other refugee statuses, erodes the boundary between national defense and domestic enforcement.—
Chris Purdy,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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That’s why it’s being featured in her latest tour with the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, an ensemble comprising 74 musicians, all Ukrainian, including recent refugees and Ukrainian members of European orchestras.—
Olivia Giovetti,
Vogue,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Expat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expat. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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