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immigrant

[im-i-gruhnt] / ˈɪm ɪ grənt /


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“The looting drew attention to a segment of the population—specifically young people from certain neighborhoods, some of whom are from immigrant backgrounds,” said Zulfikarpasic, the pollster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

But such policies would be anathema to Frenchmen young and old, immigrant and indigenous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Like any group of people, the Somali immigrant community contains good and bad people in it, but on the whole, their very existence is a testament to human tenacity.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

He doesn’t really want his audience to leave a show with any kind of particular thoughts of his immigrant experience, or his navigation of the corporate world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Here she wouldn't be Dimple Shah, wayward, Americanized daughter of immigrant parents; she’d be just Dimple Shah, future web developer.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

Part of the American dream is being able to move beyond working that 60-hour week that so many recent immigrants have to put in to survive.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

My family came here not only as Cuban immigrants, but as Black immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Soviet Jewish immigrants arrived in large numbers during the 1990s, while affordable housing later attracted growing numbers of ultra-Orthodox families.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

It is one of the poorest areas of France, home to a large population of recent immigrants from the developing world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Many had the familiar look of newly arrived immigrants.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield


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