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Recent Examples of resettlement
One combined a bill to audit Idaho refugee resettlement programs with another that would require law enforcement to verify the immigration status and nationality of people arrested.
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Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
The resettlement to a different country took years to materialise due to the high refugee influx at the time to Europe, mainly from Syria.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
History of refugee policy The language in Section 209 arose after the passage of the Refugee Act of 1980, a law that created our current refugee resettlement framework.
—Ashley Sanchez, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Many civilians subsequently surrendered and were sent to resettlement camps.
—Agathe Demarolle, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
This year, Miami Beach and the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency are spending $390,000 on public relations campaigns aimed at stimulating real estate development and resettlement.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Refugee resettlement organizations estimate this new policy could impact tens of thousands of refugees, mostly those who entered during the Biden administration.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
Some of the activity was a consequence of the President signing a series of executive orders on the first day of his term to halt the refugee-resettlement program and suspend asylum at the southern border.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
More recently, political unrest and civil war in Yemen have prompted additional resettlement in places like New York, California, Texas, Illinois and Virginia.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
The resettlement to a different country took years to materialise due to the high refugee influx at the time to Europe, mainly from Syria.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
History of refugee policy The language in Section 209 arose after the passage of the Refugee Act of 1980, a law that created our current refugee resettlement framework.
—Ashley Sanchez, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Many civilians subsequently surrendered and were sent to resettlement camps.
—Agathe Demarolle, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
This year, Miami Beach and the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency are spending $390,000 on public relations campaigns aimed at stimulating real estate development and resettlement.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Refugee resettlement organizations estimate this new policy could impact tens of thousands of refugees, mostly those who entered during the Biden administration.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
Some of the activity was a consequence of the President signing a series of executive orders on the first day of his term to halt the refugee-resettlement program and suspend asylum at the southern border.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
More recently, political unrest and civil war in Yemen have prompted additional resettlement in places like New York, California, Texas, Illinois and Virginia.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resettlement
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in a statement that the relocation will improve the Forest Service's mission of managing its forests, saving taxpayers' money and boosting employee recruitment.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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On the 539th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the sale and relocation of the WNBA‘s Connecticut Sun.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Part of the Curio Collection by Hilton, the hotel was created as a love letter to the monarch butterfly's typical migration through the city.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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See hummingbird migration map Hummingbird Central tracks hummingbirds across the country and has published an interactive hummingbird migration map for 2026.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Demographers say Cuba is undergoing one of the world’s fastest population declines — a 25% drop in just four years — as birth rates fall and emigration soars.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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But the administrative arrangements were ambiguous about the precise powers of the governors and the emigration commissioners and encouraged severe factional bickering.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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The same cohort that seems to be absorbing the most displacement is also the cohort most likely to be using AI agents, building side projects with LLMs, and entering the workforce with AI literacy that their 45-year-old managers lack.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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My fascination with the difference between being a mentor and a father was, to a certain degree, my displacement of this question about responsibility to kids and responsibility to art.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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And in South Florida groups have stepped in to support migrants navigating complicated immigration processes, from deportation to self-deportation, often filling gaps left by government systems.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Under prior presidential administrations, they were considered low priorities for deportation.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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As attention concentrates around AI, valuation dispersion has widened.—
Matt Witheiler,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Standard risk and exclusion zone guidelines for LNG sites generally extend far beyond 400 feet, precisely because in the event of a release, thermal radiation, vapor dispersion or flash fires could affect areas well outside facility boundaries.—
Joel McPherson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Resettlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettlement. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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