sent back
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From Ghana and Equatorial Guinea, another African hub, some people have been sent back home to countries in which US judges ruled they faced danger.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
After the Channel Islands were liberated in May 1945, Tom, like other surviving Soviet PoWs, was sent back to the USSR.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Facing new rules governing both the cars’ power units and their aerodynamics, teams had effectively been sent back to the drawing board.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Dorio said he found no evidence of cancer and the patient was sent back to regular care.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
K WHO IS SHE, he’d sent back, but Trip chose not to answer and dropped the pager back into his pocket.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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