as in immigrants
one that leaves one place to settle in another
a steady stream of incomers to Australia from all parts of the Commonwealth
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Noun
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And days after Mullin was sworn in, the Department of Homeland Security paused the purchase of new warehouses intended to house immigrants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026 -
City staff plan to bring back a report next month on what the city has already done with regards to protecting and communicating with immigrants in Naperville and future steps to increase that communication and trust.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Orbán has used his party's current supermajority in Hungarian parliament to undermine the independence of the judiciary, crack down on independent media, demonize migrants and discriminate against LGBTQ people, Human Rights Watch has said.—
Emmet Lyons,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The tactic has become more popular with smugglers as police on the beaches try to thwart crossings by puncturing the rafts that groups of migrants have to inflate and carry to the water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At least 35 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers across the territory in 2026.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Creeping Charlie was first introduced by European settlers as a groundcover.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In 2024, a record 41,294 Hungarians emigrated, according to official statistics, bringing the total number of emigrants during Orbán’s years in power to more than 360,000.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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The share of emigrants from ages 20 to 24 has doubled during Orbán’s time in office.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Where will all these sciolistic refugees from woke America go if that largesse dries up?—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Yet opportunities like ours are vulnerable to political headwinds and are no longer available to refugees from around the world whose lives remain in limbo.—
Sediqa Fahimi,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Incomers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incomers. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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