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Recent Examples of repatriate
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
All passengers on board the ship were screened for symptoms before being repatriated on special flights to their home countries, including 18 Americans who returned to the US, health officials said.
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Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
More flights are set to repatriate the other cruise ship passengers, and some of the ship’s crew, later today.
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Vasco Cotovio,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
Maria van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s top epidemiologist, said that a number of other flights were expected to arrive Sunday, including ones to repatriate passengers to Turkey, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Iain Sullivan,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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Verb
But after the Clinton Administration dried up the supply of Cuban rafters with an order to repatriate any caught coming to the United States, Brothers started searching for a way to encourage unrest.
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Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
All passengers on board the ship were screened for symptoms before being repatriated on special flights to their home countries, including 18 Americans who returned to the US, health officials said.
—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
More flights are set to repatriate the other cruise ship passengers, and some of the ship’s crew, later today.
—
Vasco Cotovio,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
Maria van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s top epidemiologist, said that a number of other flights were expected to arrive Sunday, including ones to repatriate passengers to Turkey, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
—
Iain Sullivan,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repatriate
Noun
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The numbers reinforced a growing belief among expatriates that the Colombian diaspora has evolved into a major political force.
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Supporters of the initiative dislike an influx of expatriates from the neighboring European Union, and say Swiss infrastructure, housing, social programs, natural resources and way of life have been strained under demographic growth.
Verb
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Some members of the team’s traveling delegation did not receiving visas to enter the United States, and the team was forced to enter the US from Mexico a day before each of their first two games and then had to leave almost immediately afterward.
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Patients must meet eligibility requirements, obtain a prescription and receive prior authorization approval through CMS before coverage begins.
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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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The Associated Press profiled the woman in 2024 as part of a story about how many international adoptees were left without citizenship because their American adoptive parents failed to naturalize them.
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In 1790, Congress passed a federal law so that only free white immigrants could naturalize as citizens.
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In December, the show, at Weiss’ direction, held off at the last minute showing Alfonsi’s report about the deportees, saying greater effort was needed to secure an interview with administration officials.
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The money was meant to be used to ensure deportees were housed in conditions that meet basic humanitarian needs, but, according to the source, there was no oversight or transparency about how that money was used after it was sent.
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But one video posted to social media that appears to show a young man wielding a machete and counting down to the deadline has put migrants like Nyirenda on edge.
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Raseman had first learned about the family through a network of churches helping migrants in the Chicago area.
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The Spanish government, experts and NGOs expected the program to mostly benefit Latin American immigrants without proper documentation.
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There are numerous parallels between Hamilton and Elon Musk, both visionary immigrants with grand ambitions, immense energy, and many overlapping ventures.
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The book looked at the world of a swath of Irish women emigrants who were deemed troublemakers, highlighting that for a period of time, Irish women outnumbered Irish men in prison.
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Perhaps as important as Morocco’s investment in nurturing domestic talent has been its improved efforts to scout and court eligible international talent —often the descendants of emigrants who have learned the game in world-class competitive environs elsewhere.
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