refugees

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She said certain groups, including refugees, older adults and those with disabilities, would be left especially vulnerable.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

That’s the citizens air patrol formed in Miami in 1991 to assist Cuban refugees in the Florida Straits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“Every delay has a human cost,” said Heather Kerr, Congo country director for the International Rescue Committee, a charity that works with refugees.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

She encourages retraining and better schemes to bring young people, refugees, veterans and older workers into the workforce.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

And even after the fall of the Third Reich, they spent years as refugees.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman