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returnee

[ri-tur-nee, -tur-nee] / rɪ tɜrˈni, -ˈtɜr ni /


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With opportunities increasingly limited, Alavi encouraged her fellow returnee women to seek out any chance available.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

If he can regain his pitching form, he can join standout sophomore Carlos Acuna and another varsity returnee, Nathan Soto, to give Birmingham a formidable pitching trio this spring.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

Then, all of a sudden, you’ve got nothing beyond injury returnee Grubauer and the aforementioned Driedger standing between the playoff wannabe Kraken and a puck armageddon inside their net.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024

The recent daily returnee figures are three times higher than normal, says the Taliban refugee ministry spokesman Abdul Mutaleb Haqqani.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2023

He had been deported from England, after all, so perhaps he would not consider himself a returnee like them.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie