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immigrant

[im-i-gruhnt] / ˈɪm ɪ grənt /


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As an immigrant herself — she was born in India and came to the U.S. as a child — this would not be unexpected.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Fitzgerald, a judge in the Central District of California, also denied a request by the federal government to end the permanent court-mandated safeguards for immigrant children.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Gilhooly volunteers at a center that supports people struggling with addiction and homelessness, in a central Toronto area that has for decades been home to waves of immigrant groups.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Bambaataa was born to Jamaican and Barbadian immigrant parents.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Some of them portrayed her as a hardworking immigrant who had come in search of opportunity and had been overcome—temporarily, her supporters insisted—by the obstacles and the odds.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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