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exile

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




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Hayya, who already headed the movement in Gaza from exile, was widely seen as representing the more hardline faction that emerged from the devastating war with Israel that began almost three years ago.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Prominent Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara flew to exile Saturday in the United States after serving a five-year sentence on the island, as Washington urged Havana to release more than 700 political prisoners.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Nolan floats a convincing psychological reason why this Odysseus subconsciously believes his duplicitous actions during the war deserve permanent exile from civilization.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Their meetings were formal and never exceeded 45 minutes; Franco declined to host a Bulgarian government in exile on Spanish soil.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

“There can’t be anything there. He’d already made five of his Horcruxes before he went into exile, and Dumbledore was certain the snake is the sixth,” said Hermione.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

In the 1930s and 1940s, postrevolutionary Mexico emerged as both an incubator of modern art and haven for European refugees, political exiles and other expats.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Bulgaria’s secret services kept a dossier on him during his years abroad, routinely monitoring the correspondence of prominent exiles and dissidents.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

For a woman who Hollywood exiles into the Nevada desert, only for her to build an empire and return to Los Angeles to conquer the industry, besting cancer should be a cinch.

From Salon May 29, 2026

The 91,000 registered voters include Buddhist monks in the high Himalayas, political exiles in South Asia's megacities and refugees in Australia, Europe and North America.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

To the desert go prophets and hermits; through deserts go pil-grims and exiles.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Sisilla’s mission is to investigate a metallic world of exiled plague victims gone incommunicado.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Aang befriended Zuko, an exiled Fire Nation prince who at first hunted Aang to regain his father’s approval before joining his quarry’s mission to restore peace.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

The exiled king found an unlikely guardian in Gen. Francisco Franco, who allowed him to settle in Spain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

A longtime supporter of Tibet and a convert to Buddhism, Gere has frequently met the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader accused by China of stoking separatism in the Himalayan region.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

“I thought the first king of the City of Bright Moonlight exiled his father.”

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

In 1952 his re-entry permit to the U.S. was revoked, effectively exiling him for nearly 20 years.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2025

And how can they transplant themselves without exiling the working-class natives whose culture and labor the city cannot survive without?

From New York Times Jun. 1, 2022

He said that invading forces had ransacked his offices, exiling his team to another location where they are attempting to continue running their city.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2022

She also heeds Logan's orders, exiling Kendall, her own child, from her party to accommodate her ex-husband, who won't be seen with him.

From Salon Dec. 6, 2021

Bitter local officials pushed through an ordinance banning automobiles from the Stanford campus and all tourist areas, effectively exiling them from the city.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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