exile
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Most of its staff later went into exile, including to Russia and Israel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Assad, who fled to exile in Russia after he was pushed from power in December 2024, was convicted in absentia along with his brother Maher, who was an important military commander in the former regime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Notably absent from the talks is opposition favorite and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado, who lives in exile and was not invited to join the discussion.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
She thanks Khalida Popal, who founded the original Afghan women's team, for pushing Fifa to recognise them now they are in exile.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
So he sent word to Eadgils in exile, and helped him with men and equipment, and plotted a campaign for him.
From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye
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Araspe, the king of Cyprus, and his sister, Elisa, are in love with these two exiles and determined to have them no matter what.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
In the 1930s and 1940s, postrevolutionary Mexico emerged as both an incubator of modern art and haven for European refugees, political exiles and other expats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
For a woman who Hollywood exiles into the Nevada desert, only for her to build an empire and return to Los Angeles to conquer the industry, besting cancer should be a cinch.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
The 91,000 registered voters include Buddhist monks in the high Himalayas, political exiles in South Asia's megacities and refugees in Australia, Europe and North America.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Last she’d heard Lio had made it to Venezuela where a group of exiles was training for an invasion.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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In 2024 the former Liverpool winger joined Arsenal on loan, but upon returning to Chelsea in 2025 was exiled from the first-team squad and made to train separately.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
In his video, Rangzen criticized Chinese policies and urged exiled Tibetans to help build a new future.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Since then, most of the opposition has been exiled, and nearly a million Nicaraguans have fled the country as repression deepened, most of them to neighboring Costa Rica and the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Dumfries has links going back to World War Two when it played host to the exiled Norwegian army.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
It was entirely through his efforts that she was only to be exiled, not killed.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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In 1952 his re-entry permit to the U.S. was revoked, effectively exiling him for nearly 20 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
When the invading forces took control of Melitopol a week ago they ransacked the mayor's offices, Federov said, exiling his team to another location where they are attempting to continue running their city.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2022
The exiling of “Jingle Bells” was first reported by writer Peter Lovenheim in the Rochester Beacon, an online publication.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
She also heeds Logan's orders, exiling Kendall, her own child, from her party to accommodate her ex-husband, who won't be seen with him.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2021
Bitter local officials pushed through an ordinance banning automobiles from the Stanford campus and all tourist areas, effectively exiling them from the city.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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