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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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Far fewer North Korean refugees make it to South Korea these days than did in the past.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

In 1939, more than 900 Jewish refugees who were fleeing Nazi Germany aboard the MS St. Louis were turned away by Cuba and the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

For now, there is no major exodus of refugees from Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Burma has been in a brutal civil war, and for over seven decades, generations of refugees have been forced out, each fleeing their own harrowing chapter of persecution.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

While I was a student at Syracuse University, I set up a foundation to help improve the lives of Sudanese refugees still in Africa, as well as Lost Boys who had moved to America.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

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