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Recent Examples of refugee
Handing the reins of oil production over to Damascus could also help the new government manage an economy that can absorb a substantial number of returning refugees.
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Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
Robinson was jailed after admitting contempt of court last year for continually repeating false claims about a Syrian refugee that led to the refugee and his family receiving death threats.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
This prompted a new wave of refugees to seek sanctuary in Kenya.
—Sarah Hurtes, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The fighting prompted the main U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, to suspend its services, including schooling.
—Majdi Mohammed and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
Robinson was jailed after admitting contempt of court last year for continually repeating false claims about a Syrian refugee that led to the refugee and his family receiving death threats.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
This prompted a new wave of refugees to seek sanctuary in Kenya.
—Sarah Hurtes, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The fighting prompted the main U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, to suspend its services, including schooling.
—Majdi Mohammed and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugee
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In exile—yet close to Dartmouth College’s extensive library—the author labored away on his epic multi-volume novel about the Russian Revolution, The Red Wheel.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this year, Belarusian dissidents in exile ran an AI candidate as a protest symbol against president Alexander Lukashenko, Europe’s last dictator.Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
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The fugitives escaped on foot, stole a series of cars, and had more gunfights over the next several days.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
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Tom Homan, Trump's incoming border czar, has suggested people who have been ordered to leave the country but don't, become fugitives.Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
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Lobo is an anti-hero alien and has never been portrayed before on film.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
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From near-death experiences via boulder chasing, tangling with deadly snakes, stopping fascist organizations in their tracks to communing with aliens, archaeologist Indiana Jones has done it all.Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
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However, the present situation does not demand any restrictions for expatriates.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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The low-key beach town of Dominical, about an hour southwest, draws surfers, expatriates and tourists.Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Refugee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugee. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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