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asylum

[uh-sahy-luhm] / əˈsaɪ ləm /




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“You cannot put on those who have come to the United Kingdom in general to seek asylum what an individual has chosen to do,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The unrest was initially fueled by false social-media posts that said the teen was an asylum seeker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Sir Geoffrey blamed a "directionless bureaucracy" for leaving asylum seekers either "in limbo, or lost".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

AFP has interviewed deportees sent to Equatorial Guinea, including an East African man who crossed the US-Mexico border to seek asylum in 2024.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Two days later Theo is transferred to a private mental asylum in Passy, on the west side of Paris.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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