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exile

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




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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

The 63-year-old has previously lived in exile in the former Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Cuba and France.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Her lyrical descriptions bring fresh poignancy to well-worn scenes of exile, though her narrative slackens a little on foreign terrain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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

Tata Ndu threatened to exile Tata Kuvudundu for planting the snake in our chicken house, which he was known to have done, since Nelson pointed out the footprints to many witnesses.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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