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immigrant

[im-i-gruhnt] / ˈɪm ɪ grənt /


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He has been contacted a few days earlier by a new customer, a recent immigrant from Pakistan.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

An immigrant from Colombia, he works as a civil engineer specializing in bridge construction, and was deemed to “perform services of exceptional merit and ability” by the federal government.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Restaurant trade groups have been pushing the White House and Congress to create a visa program for lower-skilled immigrant workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Perez-Funez’s case originally led the court to establish due process safeguards for immigrant children, giving them the right to speak with a relative or attorney before signing forms that waive their pursuit of legal protection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

The immigrant Handel, a naturalised British citizen from 1727, demonstrated more successfully than any other composer before the nineteenth century how music could become the collective voice of nationhood.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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