expat
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Martin channeled an Ireland he’d been steeped in through family, an expat community in London and summers and Christmases spent in his parents’ native counties with visits to the islands off the western coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Janaline Smalman, an expat therapist and founder of Healing Art Journey, said it’s common for people who move abroad to struggle with unexpected, challenging emotions for a variety of reasons.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
"I wasn't interested in keeping up with a certain expat lifestyle," says Minkley.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Scott Kennedy, a U.S. expat artist who helped on the mural project, called the experience one of the great pleasures of his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
The place was filled with Americans, some of them tourists but many of them expat regulars.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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There is no data on how returning expats intend to vote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 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
Many British expats in the village of Bedar have criticised the lack of a mobile phone alert - but Malcolm did not want to apportion blame.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
But earlier in June, a beach and concert venue hugely popular with expats, Barasti Dubai, announced that it was closing for renovations until next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
I started by reaching out to some of his old connections, German expats in Johannesburg, a woman who used to date one of his friends who knew somebody who knew the last place he stayed.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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