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Recent Examples of refugee
My criteria here was writing by refugees or writing with a focus on refugee narrators.
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 21 May 2025
The Trump administration nevertheless granted refugee status to Afrikaners—despite cracking down on asylum-seekers from virtually all other countries—and welcomed the first group of Afrikaners to the U.S. earlier this month.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
During the pandemic alone, more than 12,000 jars of mangoes were distributed to health clinics and refugee settlements.
—John Okot, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025
The March, and the Madrid Accords agreement between Spain, Morocco and Mauretania that followed, signified regime change and the forceful displacement of majority of Sahrawis, many of whom now live in refugee camps in Algeria.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 21 May 2025
The Trump administration nevertheless granted refugee status to Afrikaners—despite cracking down on asylum-seekers from virtually all other countries—and welcomed the first group of Afrikaners to the U.S. earlier this month.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
During the pandemic alone, more than 12,000 jars of mangoes were distributed to health clinics and refugee settlements.
—John Okot, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025
The March, and the Madrid Accords agreement between Spain, Morocco and Mauretania that followed, signified regime change and the forceful displacement of majority of Sahrawis, many of whom now live in refugee camps in Algeria.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 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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Another fugitive, Boyd, is awaiting trial on a second-degree murder charge.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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Cook was released from jail the day after her Oct. 17 arrest, but missed a court appearance the following week and has been listed as a wanted fugitive ever since, records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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And then this person, this superhuman, this alien has come along who all those things come naturally to in many ways.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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Zuniga-Luna and Rodriguez-Leyva were arrested Monday on charges of bringing in aliens resulting in death and bringing in aliens for financial gain, the U.S. attorney's office said.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
8 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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Dynastic planning should ideally incorporate sufficient flexibility to ensure any irrevocable trust structures do not implicate foreign trust tax and administrative burdens especially when those benefiting from the trusts obtain multiple citizenships, change residencies, or expatriate.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Refugee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugee. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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