refugees

Example Sentences

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“My parents are Hungarian refugees from communism,” Hilton said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Restrictions on eligibility for asylees, refugees and victims of human trafficking under Section 10108 are expected to affect roughly 90,000 people per month — those already living at the margins of the margins.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The Continent should want to reopen the Gulf quickly and avoid another surge of refugees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

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

“Are the refugees coming here?” a merchant lady asked.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh