- plural of refugee.
refugees
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"Refugees continue to arrive but partners are pulling out," he added.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
Some in the crowd are holding up banners saying: "Strike back against racism", "Refugees welcome" and "Riots don't speak for Belfast".
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Major gaps remain between Israel's commitments and the reality facing Palestinians, representatives for Oxfam, Save the Children and Refugees International told reporters at UN headquarters in New York.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
“How could you treat people like this?” says Louis Olivier Bancoult, who left the archipelago at age 4 and now heads the Chagos Refugees Group in Mauritius.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Against all odds and after countless interviews with UN personnel, she learned that she and her boys had been accepted for resettlement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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