exile

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How Tereza’s exile helps her countrymen isn’t quite clear, but I suspect it starts with giving someone younger her house and her job.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The 65-year-old son of Iran's last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, has lived in exile since the 1979 Islamic Revolution toppled the US-backed monarchy and ushered in the current system of clerical rule.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Within two years, however, she had lost her re-election bid and spent 18 years in political exile, unsuccessfully running in nine state and federal elections until she was elected to the Senate in 2016.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Tehran from exile in France in 1979, after the shah departed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Then for a year, if not more, with Crick in exile in Brooklyn, peace and serenity would prevail.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson