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expat

[eks-payt] / ɛksˈpeɪt /




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The British expat has repeatedly boasted that he’s the candidate of legal immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Janaline Smalman, an expat therapist and founder of Healing Art Journey, said it’s common for people who move abroad to struggle with unexpected, challenging emotions for a variety of reasons.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

Next, contact relocation services and expat groups that specialize in your target destination.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

"I wasn't interested in keeping up with a certain expat lifestyle," says Minkley.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

The place was filled with Americans, some of them tourists but many of them expat regulars.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

Ministers are seeking to put a £100,000 annual cap on donations from British expats, backdated to 25 March 2026.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Cherry Hoang, a field consultant for a relocation agency, uses her Nissan Qashqai to drive newly arrived expats around town for their orientation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 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

But what you might really want is to be around other expats to get a level of comfort and connect with people like you.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

I started by reaching out to some of his old connections, German expats in Johannesburg, a woman who used to date one of his friends who knew somebody who knew the last place he stayed.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah


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