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also emigré
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as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
the émigrés moved to many different nations
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Recent Examples of émigré
Some emigres have managed to keep their jobs in Israel, working remotely as digital nomads.
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Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
By May, however, the Russian security services had begun to visit families of emigres to pressure them to convince their relatives to return to Russia.
—Irina Borogan, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2022
The son of Soviet emigres who settled in New Jersey, Gershkovich moved to Russia in 2017 to work for The Moscow Times newspaper before being hired by the Journal in 2022.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
The son of Soviet emigres who settled in New Jersey, Mr. Gershkovich was fluent in Russian and moved to the country in 2017 to work for The Moscow Times newspaper before being hired by the Journal in 2022.
—Kirill Zarubin, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2024
Lincoln settled for a compromise authorizing private financing that still provided impoverished emigres with money to cross the ocean.
—Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 4 July 2024
Any attempt to reconstruct a national Ukrainian narrative must take a stand on a trauma of such proportions–especially since all Soviet historians, propagandists, and officials assiduously ignored the famine or dismissed it as an emigre delusion for decades.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Feb. 2024
The son of Soviet emigres who settled in New Jersey, Gershkovich was fluent in Russian and moved to the country in 2017 to work for The Moscow Times newspaper before being hired by the Journal in 2022.
—CBS News, 13 June 2024
Most were emigres from Texas who brought their politics to El Monte.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
By May, however, the Russian security services had begun to visit families of emigres to pressure them to convince their relatives to return to Russia.
—Irina Borogan, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2022
The son of Soviet emigres who settled in New Jersey, Gershkovich moved to Russia in 2017 to work for The Moscow Times newspaper before being hired by the Journal in 2022.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
The son of Soviet emigres who settled in New Jersey, Mr. Gershkovich was fluent in Russian and moved to the country in 2017 to work for The Moscow Times newspaper before being hired by the Journal in 2022.
—Kirill Zarubin, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2024
Lincoln settled for a compromise authorizing private financing that still provided impoverished emigres with money to cross the ocean.
—Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 4 July 2024
Any attempt to reconstruct a national Ukrainian narrative must take a stand on a trauma of such proportions–especially since all Soviet historians, propagandists, and officials assiduously ignored the famine or dismissed it as an emigre delusion for decades.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Feb. 2024
The son of Soviet emigres who settled in New Jersey, Gershkovich was fluent in Russian and moved to the country in 2017 to work for The Moscow Times newspaper before being hired by the Journal in 2022.
—CBS News, 13 June 2024
Most were emigres from Texas who brought their politics to El Monte.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for émigré
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Renegotiate international refugee rules to provide protections for people displaced by climate change and welcome them to the U.S. Install a climate envoy in every major embassy around the world.Alex Thompson, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
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If the refugees’ needs continue to go unmet, Hezbollah could lose support.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Business owners, industry members and economists alike warn that large-scale deportations of undocumented immigrants, along with stricter border measures and the revoking of Biden-era protections, could have a seismic impact on the labor market and US economy.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Two months ago, Springfield, Ohio, was in the national political spotlight after now President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance spread baseless rumors that Haitian immigrants in the community were eating pets and wildlife.Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
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The long wait has led thousands of migrants to cross from areas between ports of entry and turn themselves in to the U.S. Border Patrol.Kristen Taketa, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Trump promises mass deportations of undocumented migrants that Harris opposes.Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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The connection between faith and gratitude The concept of gratitude is intertwined with faith, according to Rabbi Pinchas Taylor of Florida, who spoke about the early settlers expressing both sentiments.Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Driving the news: The Shin Bet security agency has been using administrative detention in order not to expose its sensitive intelligence sources inside extremist Jewish settler groups.Barak Ravid, Axios, 23 Nov. 2024
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Prospective emigrants must navigate extensive background checks, provide proof of wealth origin, and demonstrate significant liquid assets beyond their investment commitments.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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By September 2, the troops were camped along the North Platte near a place called Ash Hollow, a popular stopping point for westward-traveling emigrants on the Oregon Trail.Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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“émigré.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9migr%C3%A9. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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