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exile

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




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It then goes on to follow her as she is sent to Europe by her parents to begin a life in exile.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

"Marjane was an extraordinary artist and a charming woman who embodied the joy of creation and the sorrow of exile and painful memories. We mourn her this morning," Cannes festival supremo Thierry Fremaux told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 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

In April, for instance, the Cuban government sent security agents with an offer the two couldn’t refuse: stay in prison or go into exile, people close to them said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Yet through all its history, despite the rejection and the exile, zero has always defeated those who opposed it.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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