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Recent Examples of refugees
In 1997, the businessman shocked diplomats at a black-tie gala by announcing the donation of a staggering $1 billion to the United Nations to benefit programs aiding refugees and children.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 May 2026
As Vietnamese refugees arrived in large numbers in the United States, publishers rushed to release a slew of books to help children understand and accept their new neighbors.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 7 May 2026
Craftspeople are forcibly displaced and become refugees who come to Germany or the UK to work, say, as Uber drivers.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 7 May 2026
Recently, the field has experienced a sort of renaissance as researchers — many of them astrophysics refugees like Dwyer — have devised new ways to pierce the clouds.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
Francis had made reaching out to migrants and refugees a hallmark of his papacy, and Leo has followed suit by demanding dignified treatment of migrants, especially in his native United States.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The man is identified in court only as TCXM because refugees’ identities are protected in Australia.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
For Jessie Phouangphet, the influence came through watching his parents navigate life as refugees from Laos.
—Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Palestinian Arabs born in territory that became Israel in 1948 and their descendants, including those who are stateless refugees, do not have a legal path to immigrate, which is one of the central unresolved issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 May 2026
As Vietnamese refugees arrived in large numbers in the United States, publishers rushed to release a slew of books to help children understand and accept their new neighbors.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 7 May 2026
Craftspeople are forcibly displaced and become refugees who come to Germany or the UK to work, say, as Uber drivers.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 7 May 2026
Recently, the field has experienced a sort of renaissance as researchers — many of them astrophysics refugees like Dwyer — have devised new ways to pierce the clouds.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
Francis had made reaching out to migrants and refugees a hallmark of his papacy, and Leo has followed suit by demanding dignified treatment of migrants, especially in his native United States.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The man is identified in court only as TCXM because refugees’ identities are protected in Australia.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
For Jessie Phouangphet, the influence came through watching his parents navigate life as refugees from Laos.
—Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Palestinian Arabs born in territory that became Israel in 1948 and their descendants, including those who are stateless refugees, do not have a legal path to immigrate, which is one of the central unresolved issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugees
Noun
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Guanipa urged exiles to go beyond expressions of solidarity and become more directly involved in advocacy.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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Woven into the narrative are interviews with Greek exiles and theatrical skits—including one featuring a girl named Democracy threatened by her authoritarian mother, played by Varda’s own.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The longer answer is that there are pages and pages of old FBI records, unresolved cases, eyewitness interviews, and the usual grainy, black-and-white images that show dots but nothing remotely conclusive about aliens, alien spaceships, or any alien technology.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Two of the evacuees are in serious condition, while the third, who the company said is not currently showing symptoms, is also receiving medical care.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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The evacuees — the ship's British doctor, 56; a Dutch national, 41; and a German national, 65 — will be transferred directly to specialist hospitals.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The plan aims to attract skilled migrants and South African expatriates, especially those working in the United Arab Emirates, which hired large numbers of local engineers during the build-out of its Barakah Nuclear Plant over the last decade.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
27 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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“Refugees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugees. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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