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Recent Examples of refugee
But with the influx of refugees, the all-volunteer agency is also having to figure out how to shelter the displaced.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
Polestar knocked $5,000 off as part of a new marketing program to lure Tesla refugees like Jones.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Many of his foreign visits included time spent with refugees fleeing their homelands.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Among them are World Relief Texas, a Christian humanitarian organization focused on aiding refugees and other immigrants; Catholic Charities Fort Worth; and the Junior League of Fort Worth’s MINTS program, which stands for Mentoring, Inspiring, Nurturing, Tutoring and Supporting.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
Polestar knocked $5,000 off as part of a new marketing program to lure Tesla refugees like Jones.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Many of his foreign visits included time spent with refugees fleeing their homelands.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Among them are World Relief Texas, a Christian humanitarian organization focused on aiding refugees and other immigrants; Catholic Charities Fort Worth; and the Junior League of Fort Worth’s MINTS program, which stands for Mentoring, Inspiring, Nurturing, Tutoring and Supporting.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugee
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Now living in exile in the United States, Maradiaga serves as the director of the W.L.C.’s academy, which helps train activists fighting authoritarian governments around the world.—
Julia Angwin,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
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Roman judges could and sometimes did face removal from office, property confiscation, exile or even death for executing clearly innocent people.—
Nathanael Andrade,
The Conversation,
11 Apr. 2025
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Cesar Hernandez, who had been convicted and sentenced for murder in California, allegedly killed Abigail Esparza Reyes, who was part of a specialized Mexican state police unit responsible for locating foreign fugitives who cross the border, during a shootout on April 9, officials said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Leavitt was joined at the press briefing by Maryland resident Patty Morin, whose daughter Rachel was raped and murdered in 2023 by a fugitive from El Salvador, Victor Martinez-Hernandez, 24, who was convicted of the crime on Monday.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2025
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By the time the third movie in the franchise rolls around, the zombies, cheerleaders, and werewolves face off with a group of invading aliens with uncertain intentions and (no spoilers) an unexpected secret about Addison’s true identity is revealed.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
22 Apr. 2025
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Eventually the aliens will slip up and do something unhuman a little too nonchalantly.—
Bluesky Social,
Bluesky Social,
22 Apr. 2025
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Loser of the Week Michael McMahon, a retired NYPD sergeant turned private detective, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his part in harassing and stalking a Chinese expatriate named Xu Jin, who is wanted by his homeland’s government.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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This work provided a full understanding of Japanese business culture and granted her the opportunity to live for five years as an expatriate in Silicon Valley.—
Jason Phillips,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Refugee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugee. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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