repatriation

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Recent Examples of repatriation The repatriation of the artifacts also comes as museums around the world have increasingly returned items in their collections that were stolen or potentially acquired unethically to their countries of origin. Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025 Court papers show that by January of that year, Somalia had resumed issuing repatriation documents. Conor Wight, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025 Now, rising Japanese yields have narrowed that rate differential, fueling concerns about another round of carry trade unwind and repatriation of funds into Japan. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025 The model is also vulnerable to voluntary repatriation. Gracia Liu-Farrer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for repatriation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repatriation
return
Noun
  • On Tuesday, the crew prepared by packing cargo, reviewing return-to-Earth procedures and transferring hardware aboard the ISS, the agency said.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Their return is happening about a month ahead of schedule; NASA decided to end Crew-11 early to deal with a medical issue experienced by one of the astronauts on orbit.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026

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“Repatriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repatriation. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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