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Recent Examples of refugee
When Cuban refugees flooded Miami in 1980 after the Mariel boatlift, the county passed a controversial ordinance that largely banned the use of taxpayer money for programs conducted in languages besides English.
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David Ovalle, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
Leo’s journey, which concludes on Thursday, has intertwined the theme of peace with concerns for the plight of the poor as well as refugees.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The immediate priority of both countries has been economic recovery, after years of mismanagement and decline resulted in the largest peacetime refugee crisis in the Western Hemisphere’s history.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
The siblings spent three weeks at a refugee camp in Kendall before being relocated to Syracuse, New York.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
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David Ovalle, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
Leo’s journey, which concludes on Thursday, has intertwined the theme of peace with concerns for the plight of the poor as well as refugees.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The immediate priority of both countries has been economic recovery, after years of mismanagement and decline resulted in the largest peacetime refugee crisis in the Western Hemisphere’s history.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
The siblings spent three weeks at a refugee camp in Kendall before being relocated to Syracuse, New York.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugee
Noun
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's ex-wife has been living in exile since she was stripped of her Duchess of York title last year.—
Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa , Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Authorities arrested Atajurt’s founder Serikzhan Bilash in 2019, releasing him into exile after extracting a promise not to engage in political activities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Dallas Police Department is being hired out by a fugitive.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The character has long been replaced as Sidious' apprentice, and is now a fugitive from the Empire.—
Sean Keane,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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All praise to the blue alien for showing her the light!—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Salazar-Cruz faces the most serious charges, including multiple counts of firearms possession as an unlawful alien, numerous drug trafficking counts, firearms trafficking offenses and possession of unregistered weapons, according to court records.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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What were her feelings about being an expatriate in the years after the Civil War?—
Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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The city’s gravitational pull operates differently, and more powerfully, for the billions in the Global South than for the few Western expatriates who fled at the first missile alert.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Refugee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugee. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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