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migrant

[mahy-gruhnt] / ˈmaɪ grənt /


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The Being is alien, mystical and magical, a migrant finding her way in a new world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

He’s also a lifelong resident of the Rio Grande Valley: “My dad was a migrant farmworker, and so was his dad. We don’t come from generational wealth,” he said.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

The relaxed policy allows students or migrant workers to get married quickly without having to travel home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Five people have been detained and sent to border security command after a migrant boat reached Kent without being intercepted.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

They were angry that the hospital had allowed la migra to quickly deport a migrant who had lost a leg to the train.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

The agreement aimed to smash the business model of smugglers who charge migrants huge amounts to make the perilous and sometimes deadly journey.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

A separate police investigation is under way into seven members of the French armed forces for allegedly failing to come to the help of the migrants on the night of the disaster.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

But by early August, only 1,087 irregular migrants who had reached Britain had been returned to France under the agreement.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

France had already signalled that the year-long programme, which has seen a little more than 1,000 migrants switch country, was not producing expected results in breaking the traffickers' business model.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

She buys blood and medicine so migrants won’t die.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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