refugees
Example Sentences
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The Dominican Republic’s policies on Haitian immigrants and refugees are significantly tougher than those of the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Nepal hosts thousands of Tibetan refugees, and swathes of the country's high Himalayan north, bordering Tibet, share its culture, Buddhist religion and language.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
"When you talk about the idea of refugees, look where we are today. We were saying these things 30 years ago. It was never just about us – it was always about the movement."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
I’m the child of Vietnamese refugees, and when they claimed asylum in Los Angeles, we were plonked into the cultural collision that was Spanish-speaking Pacoima.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Cange no longer looked like a miserable encampment of refugees, Farmer thought dryly, just a typical, extremely poor Haitian village.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
