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Recent Examples of immigrate
His parents immigrated to the United States from Mexico.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Some of Paris’ African American residents had actually wanted to immigrate to their ancestral continent, using Paris as a point of transit, the museum statement notes.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
What if, centuries ago, one of your ancestors chose not to immigrate to a new country?
—Nuno Fernandes, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Pacheco immigrated to the United States from Venezuela in 2022 seeking asylum, said Tovia Siegel, director of organizing and leadership for immigrant justice at the Resurrection Project.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Some of Paris’ African American residents had actually wanted to immigrate to their ancestral continent, using Paris as a point of transit, the museum statement notes.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
What if, centuries ago, one of your ancestors chose not to immigrate to a new country?
—Nuno Fernandes, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Pacheco immigrated to the United States from Venezuela in 2022 seeking asylum, said Tovia Siegel, director of organizing and leadership for immigrant justice at the Resurrection Project.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrate
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The church as a refuge Since 2022, more than 200,000 asylum seekers arrived to New York City, some arriving by bus as Republican states sought to overwhelm the city’s sanctuary status.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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By The New York Times In the chaos, thousands of other gunmen arrived with a different agenda — targeting Alawites in a rampage of sectarian killings.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Both Ukraine and Russia showed up for U.S.-brokered talks in Saudi Arabia, which resulted in a partial ceasefire, but nothing more.—
Bart H. Meijer and Gabriel Stargardter,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit alleged Burroughs harassed the couple by showing up to events he wasn’t invited to, lurking outside their room and recording sounds of them in bed.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Immigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrate. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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