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Recent Examples of refugee
After witnessing the catastrophic future created by changing history — including societal collapse and refugee camps — Jake realizes the only way to undo the damage is to reset the timeline entirely.
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Mohamed al-Sawalha, a 72-year-old man from the northern refugee camp of Jabaliya, said the conditions most Palestinians in Gaza endure are barely livable.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Leo Strauss, one of Plato’s most important modern interpreters, was a refugee from Nazi Germany, where the banning and burning of subversive books was extremely popular, especially with college students.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Helping resettle families Susan and Michael Sames, part of the Simsbury United Methodist Church, have been volunteering since 2021 to help resettle refugees including the Afghan family who recently resettled in the country and spoke to the Courant.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugee
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Installing exiles with no domestic base is a recipe for failure.—
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There are 8 million Venezuelan exiles who, if they could be persuaded to return, might make a difference.—
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Humberto Rodriguez Martinez, accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in 2017, was extradited to Orange County after eight years as a fugitive in Mexico.—
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The film could also redouble the efforts of federal prosecutors to go after a man who recently became an American fugitive.—
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Adina is an alien who’s been sent to earth to observe humanity and report back to her superiors.—
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David Bowie personally appears on the cover of 24 of his solo albums, depicting himself as a bowl-cut heartthrob, an androgynous blond, a space alien in human disguise, a cigarette-smoking lounge creature, a sideways pair of legs, and an oddly undersized boxer.—
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When there’s major news involving Venezuela, TV cameras reflexively rush to Doral, hoping to document the reactions of expatriates living in Florida.—
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Remittances by expatriates amounted to nearly $14 billion in the second quarter of the year, the most recent data available shows — an increase of about 50% since 2017.—
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“Refugee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugee. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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