defector
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During the interview, the pair also pleaded to be sent to the South, according to GNU chief Jang Se-yul, himself a North Korean defector who fled the isolated country in the 2000s.
From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025
The most notable defector, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, said at a press conference with Epstein survivors on Tuesday that the saga had "ripped Maga apart".
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025
Fellow defector Brett Rosehill said other councillors had switched parties and this was the first time demands had been made for a by-election.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025
The term predatory incursion is also used literally in writings of that period to refer to slightly smaller attacks like the 1781 Raid on Richmond led by American defector Benedict Arnold.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025
Hoover's FBI men stealthily scoured the nation for Soviet spies; the FBI director was not eager to risk tipping off his suspects by exposing Bentley as a defector.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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