as in exile
a person forced to emigrate for political reasons refugees began returning to their homeland after years of political unrest and war

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Recent Examples of refugee My criteria here was writing by refugees or writing with a focus on refugee narrators. Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 21 May 2025 The Trump administration nevertheless granted refugee status to Afrikaners—despite cracking down on asylum-seekers from virtually all other countries—and welcomed the first group of Afrikaners to the U.S. earlier this month. Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025 During the pandemic alone, more than 12,000 jars of mangoes were distributed to health clinics and refugee settlements. John Okot, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025 The March, and the Madrid Accords agreement between Spain, Morocco and Mauretania that followed, signified regime change and the forceful displacement of majority of Sahrawis, many of whom now live in refugee camps in Algeria. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for refugee
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Noun
  • Luke's exile Luke agrees to train Leia and Han's son in the ways of the Force, but his fear over Ben Solo turning to the Dark Side prompts an unspeakable act: Luke tries to kill Ben in his sleep, but the Padawan stops him.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
  • Assad promptly fled to his new life in exile in Moscow.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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  • Update: On May 26, 2025, three of the remaining fugitives were taken into custody.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 27 May 2025
  • Will the lovers survive being made fugitives on the run?
    Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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  • More Entertainment: 'Black Panther' Game Canceled and Studio Shockingly Shut Down by EA This eventually led to 'Lilo & Stitch' getting a live-action remake to capitalize on the fan base that has grown for the lovable alien since 2002.
    Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
  • Enter: the little blue alien and Tom Cruise, still performing his own stunts at 62.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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  • Speaking virtually no English at the time, Mr. Kanevsky joined a community of Ukrainian expatriates who had settled in and around Hoboken, N.J.
    Guy Trebay, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Dynastic planning should ideally incorporate sufficient flexibility to ensure any irrevocable trust structures do not implicate foreign trust tax and administrative burdens especially when those benefiting from the trusts obtain multiple citizenships, change residencies, or expatriate.
    Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

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