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Recent Examples of refugees
In its heyday, the team, led by Ukrainian refugees from World War II and Stalin's postwar oppression, won a half-dozen national championships in various American professional leagues.
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Brian Mann,
NPR,
25 June 2026
The answers have housed over 1,000 refugees across 24 campuses — dining halls, health clinics, student volunteers, and all.
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Ashoka,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
More than 900 Jewish refugees attempted to flee persecution in Nazi Germany by setting sail aboard the ship, which was turned away from Cuba and the United States.
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Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
The installation holds profound meaning for San Jose’s 140,000-member Vietnamese community – the largest diaspora population of any city outside of Vietnam, many of whom arrived as refugees.
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Ryan MacAsero,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Rudolph, Peregrine’s CTO, previously built data infrastructure for refugees at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and worked at global health tech firm Dimagi.
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Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
As the legend goes, when Zoroastrian refugees came ashore in western India, a local Hindu ruler greeted them with a vessel filled to the brim with milk.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Since its founding nearly 44 years ago, RefugeeOne has resettled more than 22,000 refugees from all the major world crises to the Chicagoland area, according to communications director Sally Schulze.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Flights for more than 10,000 refugees were canceled overnight.
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Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
20 June 2026
Brian Mann,
NPR,
25 June 2026
The answers have housed over 1,000 refugees across 24 campuses — dining halls, health clinics, student volunteers, and all.
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Ashoka,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
More than 900 Jewish refugees attempted to flee persecution in Nazi Germany by setting sail aboard the ship, which was turned away from Cuba and the United States.
—
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
The installation holds profound meaning for San Jose’s 140,000-member Vietnamese community – the largest diaspora population of any city outside of Vietnam, many of whom arrived as refugees.
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Ryan MacAsero,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Rudolph, Peregrine’s CTO, previously built data infrastructure for refugees at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and worked at global health tech firm Dimagi.
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Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
As the legend goes, when Zoroastrian refugees came ashore in western India, a local Hindu ruler greeted them with a vessel filled to the brim with milk.
—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Since its founding nearly 44 years ago, RefugeeOne has resettled more than 22,000 refugees from all the major world crises to the Chicagoland area, according to communications director Sally Schulze.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Flights for more than 10,000 refugees were canceled overnight.
—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugees
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Is an invasion by Cuban exiles at the Bay of Pigs the next move?
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The estranged daughter of Fidel Castro has never entirely felt at peace here, in a city of exiles, despite being one herself.
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Once again, we’re shown Blunt’s character being hijacked by aliens mid-weather report, uttering an alien language of clicks and pops.
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The fires previously also caused more than 200 people to voluntarily evacuate from a trailer park community near Krome Avenue on Wednesday, but the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office announced on Saturday such evacuees were allowed to return to their homes.
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Near the Broward County line on the north side of Krome, the owner of Jones Trailer Park said evacuees are being allowed to return, though power has not yet been restored.
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Supporters of the initiative dislike an influx of expatriates from the neighboring European Union, and say Swiss infrastructure, housing, social programs, natural resources and way of life have been strained under demographic growth.
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Its airports have remained operational, its economy benefited from a larger citizen population (rather than relying on expatriates), and Tehran has been more cautious in confronting the kingdom directly.
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“Refugees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugees. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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