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asylum

[uh-sahy-luhm] / əˈsaɪ ləm /




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Eleven hotels will no longer be used to house asylum seekers, bringing the total number down to 185 from a peak of around 400.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Iran's judiciary said Monday authorities had released the assets of the captain of Iranian women's football team which had been seized after she made and then withdrew an asylum claim in Australia last month.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Figueiredo -- grandson of the last general to preside over Brazil during the 1964-1985 dictatorship -- said that Ramagem's immigration status was legal, and that he has a pending asylum application.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Glasgow houses more asylum seekers - about 3,800 - than any city outside of London.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

I think she ended up in some asylum.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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