refugees
Example Sentences
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Some Miami residents have objected to the location of Trump’s library, which is situated next to the city’s Freedom Tower, where hundreds of thousands of Cuban refugees were processed in the 1960s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Far fewer North Korean refugees make it to South Korea these days than did in the past.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
In 1939, more than 900 Jewish refugees who were fleeing Nazi Germany aboard the MS St. Louis were turned away by Cuba and the United States.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
For Rohingya refugees like Shah Alam, the journey is extremely dangerous.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026
I was glad to be a part of that film and book because of what they did to raise awareness about Sudanese refugees.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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