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exile

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




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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

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

The day Aziz became an exile is also the day she lost her father, the great khan, forever.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Der Chef was voiced by German exiles under Delmer’s watchful eye.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 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

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

A former Cuban spy who infiltrated a group of Florida anti-communist exiles in the 1990s told AFP that Havana's fatal shootdown of two planes piloted by the activists set the stage for devastating US sanctions.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

They set up a toll-free hot line so that Cuban exiles could call in and choose from three scathing messages to send directly to the National Palace, demanding El Li'der’s resignation.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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

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

In his video, Rangzen criticized Chinese policies and urged exiled Tibetans to help build a new future.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 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

Someone exiled by fate from a place he loved.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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

The exiling of “Jingle Bells” was first reported by writer Peter Lovenheim in the Rochester Beacon, an online publication.

From Washington Times Dec. 23, 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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