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Recent Examples of refugee
The organization has started prioritizing the most vulnerable refugees who have no income of their own, Riedmatten said, as the aid freeze and continuous arrival of new refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar drains the funds.
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Ivan Watson, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
The return of these refugees could become the largest repatriation operation in decades, with over six million Syrian refugees abroad and seven million displaced within Syria.
—Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
Limiting refugee admissions As of Monday, entry into the U.S. by refugees under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program was suspended in accordance with an order by Mr. Trump on Jan. 20.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2025
Funding for United Nations agencies, including peacekeeping, human rights and refugee agencies, have been traditional targets for Republican administrations to cut.
—Ellen Knickmeyer and Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
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Ivan Watson, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
The return of these refugees could become the largest repatriation operation in decades, with over six million Syrian refugees abroad and seven million displaced within Syria.
—Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
Limiting refugee admissions As of Monday, entry into the U.S. by refugees under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program was suspended in accordance with an order by Mr. Trump on Jan. 20.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2025
Funding for United Nations agencies, including peacekeeping, human rights and refugee agencies, have been traditional targets for Republican administrations to cut.
—Ellen Knickmeyer and Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugee
Noun
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Netanyahu has offered Hamas a chance to surrender and send top leaders into exile.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Even though the Hamas charter directly calls for the murder of all Jews, all people must speak out against the immoral proposal to force an entire population into exile.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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According to a Justice Department statement, Khawaja is a fugitive from that indictment.—
Sean O'Driscoll,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Alonso was arrested by authorities in the Netherlands on an arrest warrant from the U.S. Jin and Pak are currently fugitives and their whereabouts are unknown.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The secretaries of state, education, and homeland security are also supposed to provide guidance for colleges and universities about how to report antisemitism by aliens that could be grounds for investigation or deportation.—
Joseph Lawler,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
10 Feb. 2025
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The humor hinges on Pete Davidson looking like an alien?—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Property transferred to a U.S. recipient because the covered expatriate made a qualified disclaimer with respect to the asset.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Zoom in: Americans are a big part of Spain's expatriate boom.—
Jason Lalljee,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Refugee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugee. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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