exile
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The exhibition features work from artists forced into exile, silenced or persecuted and Zhemkova said it was a good example of Memorial's work outside Russia.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 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
The announcement drew fierce backlash from many Venezuelans in the country and in the large exile community abroad, as well as among supporters of the opposition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
"Not really," says Brook, on suggestions of regrets over his exile from cricket's most lucrative tournament.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
She forgot Moat Cailin and Ramsay Bolton and his little piece of skin, forgot the kingsmoot, forgot her failure, forgot her exile and her enemies and her husband.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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In Australia, home to a 3,000-strong Tibetan community, exiles were in anguish about family in Tibet.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
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 one named Ilander we called Eagle had arranged the air drop with the exiles.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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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
In 2024 the former Liverpool winger joined Arsenal on loan, but upon returning to Chelsea in 2025 was exiled from the first-team squad and made to train separately.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The party has received the backing of several exiled opposition figures, including Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 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
Someone exiled by fate from a place he loved.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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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
When his boss threatens to uproot his homeland by exiling its residents, Sandi defies the mobster, fleeing with his son soon afterward.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
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
Now Alex was exiling Bri, the sweetest of them all.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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