exile
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Robinson began this summer in an exile from the England team that had lasted for more than two years.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Regardless, should you ever feel that many people around you are looking increasingly smooth, there’s an easy solution that does not require Twilight Zone–style exile from society: Expand your social horizons a bit.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
But Tibetan advocacy groups in exile have questioned China's account of the disaster.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
"Not really," says Brook, on suggestions of regrets over his exile from cricket's most lucrative tournament.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Sima, the daughter of an exile, and the granddaughter of an exile, came home already knowing her fate.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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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
In Miami or Madrid, they became industrious exiles, sending remittances back to their families in Cuba.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 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
Not one of his friends could be with him at the hour of his death; they were all outlaws, fugitives, exiles, or dead.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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María Corina Machado, the exiled leader of the Venezuelan opposition and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, on Thursday raised her own worries about what the oil deal means for the future of Venezuela.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Notably absent from the table is exiled opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado, who has said she will not stand in the way of the process.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Whether this exiled team finds a home as the investigative video arm of an outlet like ProPublica, launches a streaming-native newsmagazine or partners with an independent distributor, the potential is staggering.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Since then, most of the opposition has been exiled, and nearly a million Nicaraguans have fled the country as repression deepened, most of them to neighboring Costa Rica and the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
He exiled him and his officials from the city and harmony returned.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
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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
When the invading forces took control of Melitopol a week ago they ransacked the mayor's offices, Federov said, exiling his team to another location where they are attempting to continue running their city.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 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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