asylum
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Despite having served time in a French jail, however, he entered the UK and, when confronted, told us he had applied for asylum and was "still waiting".
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
Up to 1,250 asylum seekers could be moved to the Ministry of Defence site, the meeting heard.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
“I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong.”
From Salon • Jul. 1, 2026
Judges at times proceeded with hearings before realizing the asylum seeker wasn’t in the room.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
It occurred to me that Joan, hearing where I was, had engaged a room at the asylum on pretense, simply as a joke.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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