expatriate
Example Sentences
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The embassy in Tehran usually counts around 30 expatriate employees, as well as a few dozen local staff members.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
The club had been largely an expatriate German club that also had Jewish members.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
Perched in his art-filled château in the south of France, the British expatriate spent years hurling invectives at, falling out with or blatantly undermining an astonishing number of people.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Craig's movie Queer, which will have its British premiere at the annual event, is based on the 1985 novel by William Burroughs, and follows a man exploring the American expatriate community in 1950s Mexico.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024
As a former trading colony, South Africa has always had a large expatriate community.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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