defector

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"They pleaded with the interviewer to promise she would return to bring them to the South," said Jang, himself a North Korean defector.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 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

Dick’s characters appear and disappear amid a nearly incomprehensible plot about a Nazi defector who tries to warn the Japanese of an impending German attack.

From Salon • May 17, 2025

When one cooperates and the other player betrays, only the defector gets the benefit.

From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2024

It was a curious statement, but Tom Hannah brushed it off and let Yurchenko walk out; though he was under the care of the CIA, the KGB defector was not a prisoner.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau