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repatriation

[ree-pey-tree-ey-shuhn] / riˌpeɪ triˈeɪ ʃən /


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At the end of last month, Ghana organised a repatriation flight from Johannesburg for nearly 300 of its citizens.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Local police told the BBC the two older men have been taken into the custody of the Canadian Border Agency for repatriation.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Spanish officials said the evacuation of most of the ship's nearly 150 passengers and crew, which includes 23 nationalities, would continue until the final repatriation flights to Australia and the Netherlands on Monday afternoon.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Sixteen passengers from the U.S. boarded a medical repatriation flight arranged by the federal government to Nebraska and remained there as of Monday, including one person who tested “mildly” positive for hantavirus.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

When the day of my repatriation finally came, I packed my few belongings in a plastic bag.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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