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Recent Examples of immigrate
For our small town, diversity was the default — thanks to the immigration policies of the 1990s that allowed our families to not only immigrate here but thrive.
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Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Thus, the second half of the 20th century saw thousands of Filipinos immigrate to the United States, among them nurses, engineers, physicians, domestic workers and teachers, per the Filipino American National Historical Society.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 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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Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Thus, the second half of the 20th century saw thousands of Filipinos immigrate to the United States, among them nurses, engineers, physicians, domestic workers and teachers, per the Filipino American National Historical Society.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrate
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The deal comes a week after the Swiss company made a firm bid for specialty insurer Beazley Plc and started a $5 billion capital raise to help finance the transaction.—
Sonia Sirletti,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The budget came weeks after Gondongwana said South Africa’s debt is projected to peak this fiscal year after rising for nearly two decades, creating room for more infrastructure investment and tax relief.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Birders come for the migrating raptors and shorebirds, while beachgoers arrive with shelling bags, fishing poles, or kayaks bound for the calmer bay side.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Yanxiao began to recount the story of Eleanor Young, played by the actress Michelle Yeoh, who arrives at a grand London hotel with her family in the nineteen-nineties.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Stacy Holder, who also showed up to the Stagecoach Ballroom to show support for Democrats across the ballot, is pulling for Crockett.—
Samuel O’Neal
March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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Unsurprisingly, a new Ghostface shows up on set and begins picking off both the cast and their real-life counterparts.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Immigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrate. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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