refugees
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Born in Britain to Hungarian refugees from communism, Mr. Hilton served as a senior policy adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
As a child of refugees from Hitler’s Germany and the descendent of a once-large family tree, many of whose branches were obliterated by the Holocaust, Mr. Moritz registered the diagnosis with mordant irony.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Earlier on Saturday, the Pope met migrants as he visited the Maison Bakhita centre, an association supporting refugees, and praised the organisation for inviting "us to see those who are invisible".
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
"Generations of Sahrawi refugees have grown up in Tindouf and camps nearby, facing uncertainty and limited prospects."
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
Everything remained the same, the dryness in the air, the dusty winds, the refugees tilling dried soil, but Kainene was not back.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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