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migrant

[mahy-gruhnt] / ˈmaɪ grənt /


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Europe's top economy is home to the largest Syrian diaspora in the European Union at more than a million, many of whom arrived during the peak of the migrant influx in 2015-2016.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Over the past year, Iran has pre-positioned arms and ammunition for proxy cells in countries including Germany and Austria, as well as along migrant routes in the Balkans, several European and U.S. officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"My employer has offered food and shelter, but I do not know what will happen if the shutdown continues indefinitely," says Bhumi Kumar, another migrant worker employed at a factory which makes tiles.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The community has been “shaken to its foundation,” said Ramirez, the founder of Justice for Migrant Women, a civil rights organization focusing on farmworker and migrant women.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

After we ate our fill, Sister Mukumbu gave us a lesson on the California grapes that we had just eaten and how the migrant workers who picked them had to fight for their rights.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia