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Recent Examples of refugee
But the dire economic situation and battered infrastructure have also dissuaded many refugees from coming back.
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Arkansas Online, 1 June 2025
Poland has taken in more than 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees since Russian launched its invasion in February 2022.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
Nicole’s story is one of hope and transformation Similar programs are being delivered with funding from ECW in response to the Venezuelan regional refugee crisis in Colombia and Ecuador.
—Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Earlier this month, Trump offered refugee status to 59 white South Africans who Trump claimed were being targeted for violence.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 22 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 1 June 2025
Poland has taken in more than 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees since Russian launched its invasion in February 2022.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
Nicole’s story is one of hope and transformation Similar programs are being delivered with funding from ECW in response to the Venezuelan regional refugee crisis in Colombia and Ecuador.
—Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Earlier this month, Trump offered refugee status to 59 white South Africans who Trump claimed were being targeted for violence.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugee
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Luke's exile Luke agrees to train Leia and Han's son in the ways of the Force, but his fear over Ben Solo turning to the Dark Side prompts an unspeakable act: Luke tries to kill Ben in his sleep, but the Padawan stops him.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
25 May 2025
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Assad promptly fled to his new life in exile in Moscow.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Update: On May 26, 2025, three of the remaining fugitives were taken into custody.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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Will the lovers survive being made fugitives on the run?—
Lorraine Berry,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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More Entertainment: 'Black Panther' Game Canceled and Studio Shockingly Shut Down by EA This eventually led to 'Lilo & Stitch' getting a live-action remake to capitalize on the fan base that has grown for the lovable alien since 2002.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Enter: the little blue alien and Tom Cruise, still performing his own stunts at 62.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Artist Moses Jacob Ezekiel, an American expatriate in Rome, was handpicked in the late 1870s by Corcoran to sculpt this prestigious commission.—
Samantha Baskind,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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Speaking virtually no English at the time, Mr. Kanevsky joined a community of Ukrainian expatriates who had settled in and around Hoboken, N.J.—
Guy Trebay,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Refugee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugee. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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