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exile

[eg-zahyl, ek-sahyl] / ˈɛg zaɪl, ˈɛk saɪl /




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Exile, in Joyce’s case, was determined and purposeful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

His mood was sullen, according to Meridith McGraw, author of Trump in Exile, an account of the former president’s time after leaving the White House.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024

If Jimmie Rodgers, the original Singing Brakeman of the 1920s, is considered the father of country music, then slick, pop-oriented hitmakers like the Oak Ridge Boys and Exile would be country’s third cousins--twice removed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

Then four years later, the Rolling Stones installed themselves on the Riviera for the challenging basement recording of "Exile on Main St."

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2023

I had been busy with pain and rage, but not with fear, till now; I had not thought that the Order of Exile might be mere pretext for my execution.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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