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Recent Examples of expat
This is simply a prediction, but the couple thinks there will be more Argentinian expats who come for the games than those who are currently residing there.
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Jenna Thompson
june 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
When the Iranian national team needed a new World Cup home, the Mexican border city — and its small contingent of Iranian expats — welcomed them.
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Samantha Schmidt,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
The pre-World Cup Ebola virus outbreak in the country and strict immigration laws mean support from expat Congolese communities in three different cities will be important.
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Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
On June 20th, up to 100,000 Iranian expats from both sides of the Atlantic are expected to hold a major rally in Paris to urge an end to the executions.
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Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Jenna Thompson
june 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
When the Iranian national team needed a new World Cup home, the Mexican border city — and its small contingent of Iranian expats — welcomed them.
—
Samantha Schmidt,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
The pre-World Cup Ebola virus outbreak in the country and strict immigration laws mean support from expat Congolese communities in three different cities will be important.
—
Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
On June 20th, up to 100,000 Iranian expats from both sides of the Atlantic are expected to hold a major rally in Paris to urge an end to the executions.
—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expat
refugee
Noun
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Court bars asylum claims before refugees enter US Alito wrote another decision June 25 for a 6-3 majority that allowed the administration to turn back refugees at the border.
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Cathryn Miller-Wilson is executive director of HIAS Pennsylvania, a refugee agency that serves about 6,000 clients a year.
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“Expat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expat. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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