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Recent Examples of repatriate
Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Inflation has stabilized in the period since, while foreign companies operating in the country have been able to repatriate dollar earnings.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The Harts and the World Parrot Trust urged officials with the Turkish and Congolese wildlife-management authorities to repatriate the birds to the DRC, and Turkish Airways agreed to fly them back to Kinshasa at no cost.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the family is trying to repatriate her body back home to Guatemala.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
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Verb
The woman, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of security concerns, called on the Iraqi government to repatriate her.
—Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Inflation has stabilized in the period since, while foreign companies operating in the country have been able to repatriate dollar earnings.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The Harts and the World Parrot Trust urged officials with the Turkish and Congolese wildlife-management authorities to repatriate the birds to the DRC, and Turkish Airways agreed to fly them back to Kinshasa at no cost.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the family is trying to repatriate her body back home to Guatemala.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repatriate
Noun
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Determining if the tax is imposed depends on what type of expatriate the giver is.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bequests may align with the expatriate's death year for potentially later deadlines.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The girl received packets of classwork delivered from her school – which also dropped off bags of food a couple of times.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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According to Karklin, buyers who reserve today could receive their aircraft in nine to twelve months.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Al-Habil, a Hamas cell commander, was killed in the airstrike in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp, the IDF said in a statement.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Another strike hit Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, killing one person and wounding another, according to health officials at Shifa Hospital.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Japanese spirea can very quickly naturalize an area and crowd out native plants, says Nicole Dillon, a micro-flower farmer and owner at Breemar Flower Farm.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
26 Jan. 2026
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Social Security numbers are issued to people legally allowed to work in the US and do not change once someone naturalizes.—
Vittoria Elliott,
Wired News,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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If García was sent onto one of those, his 2017 sentence would probably flash through legal checks deportees normally go through before being released in Venezuela.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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The deportees thought they were headed back to Venezuela, but then saw hundreds of Salvadoran police waiting for them on the tarmac.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Central Port Authority of Chios is conducting a preliminary investigation while agencies are continuing their search for missing passengers, who are believed to be migrants.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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Greece has long been a favored gateway to Europe for migrants and refugees from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Borderlands has developed relationships with pro-bono attorneys who help immigrants facing deportation.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Half of us saw a heartwarming story of immigrants who had dreams to come to America, work hard, get married, grow up, raise families, sing, dance, play backgammon.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Malinin is the son of two former Olympic skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, Russian emigrants who competed for Uzbekistan but came to Virginia in 1998.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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The hotel was underwritten by the local banana-growing elite as well as by Canarian emigrants who had made their fortunes in the Americas.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Repatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repatriate. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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