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Unlike other groups, Sausedo said, there are “no more African American communities” to give refuge to residents, but “just communities where African Americans live.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

Poland also sees Belarus's behaviour as retaliation for Warsaw's decision to give refuge to Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, a Belarusian athlete who refused to return home from the Tokyo Olympics.

From Reuters ● Aug. 31, 2021

The government that controls shores closest to the point of interception also has a duty to give refuge.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2018

However, the Foreign Office referred a question about whether Britain would agree to give refuge to any of the men on the run to the Home Office.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2017

They give refuge to the birds, they give music to the winds, and from them are carved the bows and arrows, the canoes and paddles, bowls, spoons, and baskets.

From Legends of Vancouver by E. Pauline Johnson




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