as in to relocate
to move from one place to another
The couple grew tired of the harsh winters and ultimately decided to resettle down South in their retirement.
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Follow Pope Francis’ example April 23, 2025 Gomez’s devolution was especially dispiriting because L.A. Catholic leaders have taught their American peers how to embrace Latino immigrants ever since Archbishop John Cantwell helped refugees from Mexico’s Cristero War resettle in the city in the 1920s.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
So far the State Department has resettled 88 South Africans under the program, including the initial group of 59 who arrived in May.
—Ted Hesson, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Only a few rare exceptions have been granted, such as to Afrikaners currently being resettled from South Africa.
—Christina Ray Stanton, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
In their Laotian homeland, they were earmarked for destruction for having aided the U.S. side in the Vietnam War, and Minnesota became one of two states to help resettle the vast majority of those who escaped, California being the other.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
So far the State Department has resettled 88 South Africans under the program, including the initial group of 59 who arrived in May.
—Ted Hesson, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Only a few rare exceptions have been granted, such as to Afrikaners currently being resettled from South Africa.
—Christina Ray Stanton, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
In their Laotian homeland, they were earmarked for destruction for having aided the U.S. side in the Vietnam War, and Minnesota became one of two states to help resettle the vast majority of those who escaped, California being the other.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
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Trump’s moves could scramble the economic trajectory of India, which until recently was seen as an alternative to China by American companies looking to relocate their manufacturing.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Sun can’t be relocated from Connecticut without approval from the WNBA and its Board of Governors, and the Globe reported that the league could force the Mohegan Tribe to sell to an in-state buyer.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
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Silt and other navigational hazards migrate down the Fox River from Wisconsin and into the Chain O’ Lakes system.—
Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, the real vectors of organizational risk have migrated entirely.—
Darrin Lipscomb,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettle. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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