sent back

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Telephone poles covered in fundraising pleas for families whose breadwinners either rotted in faraway detention center or were sent back to their home countries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Dong had escaped China at least three times previously, but was sent back each time.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

European officials "are gathering information about flights, about capacity at Kabul airport, they're speaking with the Taliban about what would happen to the people sent back", said a source involved in the discussions.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

By Jan. 26, Bovino had been demoted and sent back to his home station in the California desert.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

We had been allotted to one of the recently formed regiments, but were first to be sent back for equipment to the garrison, not to the reinforcement-depot, or course, but to another barracks.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque