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asylum

[uh-sahy-luhm] / əˈsaɪ ləm /




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Trading Standards told us they find a constant supply of staff from asylum hotels, who are vulnerable to abuse by employers, working in those shops.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The committee analysed the government's data-gathering, accommodation management and costs associated with the asylum system.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

AFP has interviewed deportees sent to Equatorial Guinea, including an East African man who crossed the US-Mexico border to seek asylum in 2024.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

District Judge John McConnell said the restrictions on processing of asylum, work permit, green card and citizen applications from nationals of 39 African, Asian, Latin American and Middle Eastern countries were unlawful.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

According to the Pukhtunwali code of panah, or asylum, if a person asks for protection against his enemies, the person, in this case Osama, would be safeguarded at all costs.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai




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