exile
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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
Figuera, who had been the last leader of the 2015 assembly, had lived in exile in Spain and worked at a nursing home there before recently returning to enter the political discussions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
With no end to her exile in Mae Sot in sight, in six months Yin Yin Aung will probably have to move again.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Rubio is knowledgeable about "the pain of the Cuban exile... because he is a product of South Florida," Bovo added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The politicians who supplied funds for the war from exile had publicly repudiated the drastic aims of Colonel Aureliano Buendía, but even that withdrawal of authorization did not seem to bother him.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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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
A former Cuban spy who infiltrated a group of Florida anti-communist exiles in the 1990s told AFP that Havana's fatal shootdown of two planes piloted by the activists set the stage for devastating US sanctions.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
The incident caused outcry among Cuban exiles living in the US and has long been a source of contention between Washington and Havana.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
“Word is, the Guardians are willing to pay big money for y’all. Plenty of exiles wanna turn y’all over for the reward.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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Whether this exiled team finds a home as the investigative video arm of an outlet like ProPublica, launches a streaming-native newsmagazine or partners with an independent distributor, the potential is staggering.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
In his video, Rangzen criticized Chinese policies and urged exiled Tibetans to help build a new future.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
In the first decades of Soviet communism, Russian Orthodoxy gave a great witness of martyrdom, even as its exiled thinkers enriched Christian theology and fostered ecumenical dialogue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
In his 2012 autobiography "An American Son," the man oft-memed as the "viceroy" of Cuba, recounts boasting to his exiled Cuban grandfather that he would one day overthrow Fidel Castro and free Cuba.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
At first, he’d said, the Svalbard bears regarded Lord Asriel as being no different from any of the other politicians, kings, or troublemakers who had been exiled to their bleak island.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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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 his boss threatens to uproot his homeland by exiling its residents, Sandi defies the mobster, fleeing with his son soon afterward.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
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
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
Now Alex was exiling Bri, the sweetest of them all.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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