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Recent Examples of immigrate
Born in Guatemala and immigrating to the U.S. at age 8, Sasvin grew up mostly in Santa Ana.
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Nicole Gregory, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Herjavec’s drive was shaped from a young age, after immigrating to Canada with his parents from then-Yugoslavia with just one suitcase and $50—a sacrifice that left a lasting impact.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
But his baseball dreams were derailed when his dad temporarily left him behind to immigrate to New York.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Their grandfather’s final wish was for their father to immigrate to the United States with his family—the brothers and their mother.
—Simone Melvin, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Nicole Gregory, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Herjavec’s drive was shaped from a young age, after immigrating to Canada with his parents from then-Yugoslavia with just one suitcase and $50—a sacrifice that left a lasting impact.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
But his baseball dreams were derailed when his dad temporarily left him behind to immigrate to New York.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Their grandfather’s final wish was for their father to immigrate to the United States with his family—the brothers and their mother.
—Simone Melvin, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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The big moment comes amid the HBO Max drama's breakout success and after the pair was photographed out together several times on Globes weekend.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The killings came amid a wave of bloody violence tied to drug trafficking and organized crime, which has surged across Ecuador in recent years.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Since then, more pandas have arrived or were born locally, gaining a huge following.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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Peterson says Sam became uncomfortable with his biological gender as puberty arrived.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2026
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The shift toward burden-sharing is showing up in other ways.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Among those expected to testify Wednesday was Juan Lopez Vega, deputy field office director of ICE's enforcement and removal operations in Miami, who unsuccessfully tried to quash a subpoena compelling him to show up in court on Wednesday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Immigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrate. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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