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exile

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




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She spoke to AFP from exile in Costa Rica.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

They are shibboleths spoken at borders where a syllable can decide belonging or exile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Pulitzer winner Ada Ferrer’s of-the-moment new memoir, “Keeper of My Kin,” examines the agonizing personal costs of the Cuban exile and the families left fractured in its wake.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Ollie Robinson has been recalled following a two-year international exile and is likely to join Josh Tongue and Gus Atkinson in the pace attack.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

I was born to five in exile, it appeared, and my one way home was by way of dying.

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




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