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Recent Examples of refugee
Simultaneously, the Emerson Collective was inundated by emergency appeals—from food security nonprofits in Arkansas to refugee resettlement efforts in Queens.
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Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
In 1999, then-Fort Dix provided temporary shelter to hundreds of Kosovo refugees amid the Kosovo War.
—Arkansas Online, 20 July 2025
On January 26, 2023, Israeli soldiers, hidden in the cargo hold of a dairy truck, rode into the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, where the Magnum photographer Sakir Khader was preparing to leave for his grandmother’s home in Nablus.
—M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
Among the foreign aid cuts is $4.15 billion for programs that develop democratic institutions and economies in developing nations; $800 million for a program that delivers shelter and family reunification for refugees; and $496 million for countries hit by natural disasters and conflicts.
—Sonam Sheth
matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
In 1999, then-Fort Dix provided temporary shelter to hundreds of Kosovo refugees amid the Kosovo War.
—Arkansas Online, 20 July 2025
On January 26, 2023, Israeli soldiers, hidden in the cargo hold of a dairy truck, rode into the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, where the Magnum photographer Sakir Khader was preparing to leave for his grandmother’s home in Nablus.
—M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
Among the foreign aid cuts is $4.15 billion for programs that develop democratic institutions and economies in developing nations; $800 million for a program that delivers shelter and family reunification for refugees; and $496 million for countries hit by natural disasters and conflicts.
—Sonam Sheth
matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugee
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Avots plays Egil, a poet, farmer, murderer, sorcerer, ladies’ man, and a bit of a psychopath, who is seeking revenge on Erik Bloodaxe (Molyneux) for the exile of his family to Iceland by Erik’s father, King Harald Fairhair.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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Two weeks later, Ayatollah Khomeini returned from his decade and a half of exile.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
13 July 2025
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Other local agencies typically share information about fugitives with the Marshals, who coordinate the search.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
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James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old escaped fugitive, later confessed to the crime and was sentenced to a 99-year prison term.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
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Then there’s Rocky, a space alien made of rock that Ryland meets and befriends in space.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
27 July 2025
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Resident Alien follows an alien (Alan Tudyk) who was sent to earth to destroy humanity.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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In cities with large Norwegian communities, such as London, Seattle, and throughout the Midwest in the United States, expatriates and descendants of Norwegian immigrants come together to honor their heritage.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Even if a covered expatriate has less than $890,000 of gain in his or her assets, being a covered expatriate has negative consequences.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Refugee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugee. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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