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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

One of the recommendations called for a complete overhaul of the system of monitoring failed asylum seekers.

From BBC • 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

Sir Geoffrey blamed a "directionless bureaucracy" for leaving asylum seekers either "in limbo, or lost".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Singer shut his eyes and tried to think of the asylum and the room that Antonapoulos was in tonight.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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