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Recent Examples of refugee
Although Jordan didn't have good relations with the Assad regime, O'Brien theorized that one of the Syrian refugees the country hosted might know something about Tice.
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Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 1 June 2026
That was the first piece around social justice, showing who immigrants and refugees really are.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The four victims of that attack, three of them US citizens, had been working for Brothers to the Rescue, an NGO dedicated to helping Cuban refugees and dropping anti-communist leaflets over the island.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 31 May 2026
The Jewish refugees lived in the ghetto of the settlement.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
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Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 1 June 2026
That was the first piece around social justice, showing who immigrants and refugees really are.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The four victims of that attack, three of them US citizens, had been working for Brothers to the Rescue, an NGO dedicated to helping Cuban refugees and dropping anti-communist leaflets over the island.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 31 May 2026
The Jewish refugees lived in the ghetto of the settlement.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugee
Noun
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Soon afterwards, Mavis would be up in Montparnasse watching the same chaotic flow, writing the first of the stories that would make her one of the century’s great chroniclers of exile and its varieties.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Stockalper went into exile across the mountains, to Domodossola, the town where Infantino celebrated during the World Cup as a boy.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Messina Denaro died in a prison hospital some nine months after he was arrested in January 2023, ending three decades as a fugitive.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Provenzano spent 38 years as a fugitive and was finally captured in 2006.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Kristen Johnston gave a memorable comic performance as the gang’s former military security officer, a male alien hiding in Sally’s body.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 May 2026
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In a year, LiPfe explants rebuilt themselves into alien-like translucent orbs with a large red cellular mass at their core.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Investors, executives, and expatriates—some of whom fled—felt vulnerable and uncertain.—
Daniel Benaim,
Time,
18 May 2026
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With Singapore restricting the number of expatriates, the UAE has also been a major beneficiary as some international banks relocate part of their operations.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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“Refugee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugee. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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