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refugees

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  1. People who flee a nation, often to escape punishment for their political affiliations or for political dissent.

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These include plans to deport refugees and asylum seekers or to house them in central accommodation.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“My parents are Hungarian refugees from communism,” Hilton said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

"For the past five decades, we both have been facing instability in our countries in the form of refugees," Durrani says.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

And yet, as Daniela Gerson observes in “The Wanderers,” the survival stories of the Jewish refugees under Stalin remain largely unfamiliar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Richard followed; he watched while Kainene talked about the refugees lying on bamboo pallets.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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