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Recent Examples of refugee
When Hurricane Katrina swept through Louisiana, refugees from the storm brought Big Easy flavors that gave rise to Viet-Cajun cuisine.
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2026
The man identified by Lebanese officials as Khaled al-Aydi is said to be a Palestinian refugee from Syria who also holds Ukrainian citizenship.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Though for many voters the initiative’s measures are veiled in the hypothetical, pegged to demographic projections, refugees, such as the residents of La Maison, and others within the asylum system will feel its effects in the near term.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Laughing and crying, a dozen of us clustered around the table like refugees who had escaped a war.
—Laura Lekkos, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2026
The man identified by Lebanese officials as Khaled al-Aydi is said to be a Palestinian refugee from Syria who also holds Ukrainian citizenship.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Though for many voters the initiative’s measures are veiled in the hypothetical, pegged to demographic projections, refugees, such as the residents of La Maison, and others within the asylum system will feel its effects in the near term.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Laughing and crying, a dozen of us clustered around the table like refugees who had escaped a war.
—Laura Lekkos, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugee
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Lapid has been in exile in France for many years, and his last feature, Yes (2025), is a biting satire of Israel’s ruling class set after the October 7 attacks.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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On May 20, he was indicted by a federal court in Miami and charged with the murder of four men during a 1996 shoot down of two planes of the Cuban exile organization Brothers to the Rescue.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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The wanted fugitive is described as being 6-feet-2-inches tall with a weight of around 240 pounds.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Carlsbad Police arrested Marchesano on May 27 and he was booked into the Vista Detention Facility, where he is being held as a fugitive without bail, according to arrest records reviewed by PEOPLE.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Galitzine is taking on the iconic role of Adam Glenn, an exiled alien on Earth who learns that the domineering villain Skeletor is terrorizing his home world of Eternia.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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Doing all of that, on the road, in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against a team that employs a 7-foot-4 alien is championship material.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
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Supporters of the initiative dislike an influx of expatriates from the neighboring European Union, and say Swiss infrastructure, housing, social programs, natural resources and way of life have been strained under demographic growth.—
Jamey Keaten,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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The expatriate has mixed feelings about the World Cup and his homeland’s team.—
Pat Maio,
Daily News,
7 June 2026
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“Refugee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugee. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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