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Recent Examples of resettlement
Congo, already hosting over 600,000 refugees and in an active armed conflict, is not considered a safe or suitable resettlement option, VanDiver said.
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Mariam Khan, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
America’s legacy of refugee resettlement helped save our family.
—Sediqa Fahimi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The jobs listed in the EDD layoff notices include behavioral specialists, child care workers, food service managers, instructional aides, medical assistants, program directors, recreation workers, a refugee resettlement worker and therapists.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
One combined a bill to audit Idaho refugee resettlement programs with another that would require law enforcement to verify the immigration status and nationality of people arrested.
—Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
The resettlement to a different country took years to materialise due to the high refugee influx at the time to Europe, mainly from Syria.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
History of refugee policy The language in Section 209 arose after the passage of the Refugee Act of 1980, a law that created our current refugee resettlement framework.
—Ashley Sanchez, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Many civilians subsequently surrendered and were sent to resettlement camps.
—Agathe Demarolle, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
This year, Miami Beach and the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency are spending $390,000 on public relations campaigns aimed at stimulating real estate development and resettlement.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Mariam Khan, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
America’s legacy of refugee resettlement helped save our family.
—Sediqa Fahimi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The jobs listed in the EDD layoff notices include behavioral specialists, child care workers, food service managers, instructional aides, medical assistants, program directors, recreation workers, a refugee resettlement worker and therapists.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
One combined a bill to audit Idaho refugee resettlement programs with another that would require law enforcement to verify the immigration status and nationality of people arrested.
—Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
The resettlement to a different country took years to materialise due to the high refugee influx at the time to Europe, mainly from Syria.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
History of refugee policy The language in Section 209 arose after the passage of the Refugee Act of 1980, a law that created our current refugee resettlement framework.
—Ashley Sanchez, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Many civilians subsequently surrendered and were sent to resettlement camps.
—Agathe Demarolle, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
This year, Miami Beach and the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency are spending $390,000 on public relations campaigns aimed at stimulating real estate development and resettlement.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resettlement
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Most fans understand that the need for more professional-caliber resources wasn’t going to be met under Mohegan Tribe ownership, but there is deep frustration over the Sun’s relocation out of New England.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Officials initially concluded that the relocation did not warrant strict controls.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Throughout this installation, we are repeatedly reminded of the impact of trade and migration, the fluid movement of resources and belief systems.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Western monarch butterflies are known for their long-distance migrations from Mexico to overwintering sites across coastal California, including the Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Demographers say Cuba is undergoing one of the world’s fastest population declines — a 25% drop in just four years — as birth rates fall and emigration soars.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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But the administrative arrangements were ambiguous about the precise powers of the governors and the emigration commissioners and encouraged severe factional bickering.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Long engaged with questions of violence, displacement, and the politics of gender, Malani here turns to the myth of Orestes to probe the historical roots of power and its persistence in the present.—
Eana Kim,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Turnout there was 23%, but officials cited challenges including large-scale displacement and outdated civil registry records.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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After the bridge collapse, officials with the Biden administration approached dozens of family members and loved ones of those who died and encouraged them to apply for programs that provide limited protection from deportation.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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Democrats estimate the administration has spent at least $40 million on these deportations.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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This proprietary approach overcomes challenges of surface treatment and dispersion associated with the material.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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Goldman notes that the three-month realized pairwise correlation among the major AI hyperscalers—Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle—has fallen sharply, with rising dispersion among the dominant names.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Resettlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettlement. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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