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Recent Examples of refugees
Palestinian Arabs born in territory that became Israel in 1948 and their descendants, including those who are stateless refugees, do not have a legal path to immigrate, which is one of the central unresolved issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
We also are deeply troubled by the cancellation of the $11 million grant to Catholic Charities of Miami, which played a very important part with the resettlement of Syrian and Afghan refugees in Miami and elsewhere.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Agreements made publicly available in court battles and public record requests, such as for El Salvador, Rwanda and Eswatini, have included language assuring that countries uphold international law around protections for refugees and against torture.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Today, Araya helps refugees and political asylees transition into a better life in California.
—Andrew Graham
april 29, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Mata was also concerned about how the data failed to display how INA staff works with the lowest English proficiency students in the district — specifically those who are unschooled, and oftentimes refugees who have just entered the country.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
About one million Congolese citizens are themselves refugees, having sought shelter for the most part in neighboring states.
—Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Uganda has a reputation for welcoming foreigners, hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing violent conflict in neighboring countries such as Congo, Burundi and South Sudan.
—Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Yes, some 400 Iraqi refugees were settled in and around Albany during the war.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
We also are deeply troubled by the cancellation of the $11 million grant to Catholic Charities of Miami, which played a very important part with the resettlement of Syrian and Afghan refugees in Miami and elsewhere.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Agreements made publicly available in court battles and public record requests, such as for El Salvador, Rwanda and Eswatini, have included language assuring that countries uphold international law around protections for refugees and against torture.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Today, Araya helps refugees and political asylees transition into a better life in California.
—Andrew Graham
april 29, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Mata was also concerned about how the data failed to display how INA staff works with the lowest English proficiency students in the district — specifically those who are unschooled, and oftentimes refugees who have just entered the country.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
About one million Congolese citizens are themselves refugees, having sought shelter for the most part in neighboring states.
—Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Uganda has a reputation for welcoming foreigners, hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing violent conflict in neighboring countries such as Congo, Burundi and South Sudan.
—Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Yes, some 400 Iraqi refugees were settled in and around Albany during the war.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugees
Noun
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As Saturday’s opening of Six Flags Great America’s 50th season approached, Walther recalled the night more than 30 years ago that made him and his friends local legends, as well as permanent exiles from the popular theme park.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Similarly, many exiles viewed the legislation as an empty threat because of the remote prospect of ever collecting from a bankrupt government.—
Joshua Goodman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While most evacuees were resettled across nearby districts in Kyiv region, in late 1986 Soviet authorities began building what would become the city to house workers from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and their families.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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During the week of April 21st, the United States Air Force transport of evacuees out of Saigon’s airport, Tan Son Nhut, was in full swing.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The city’s gravitational pull operates differently, and more powerfully, for the billions in the Global South than for the few Western expatriates who fled at the first missile alert.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
8 Apr. 2026
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Flights in and out of the Middle East came to a near-complete stop, stranding residents, expatriates, and tourists alike, even as Iran struck the region’s most crowded cities and luxury hotels.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Refugees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugees. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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