as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
a city with emigrants from many lands
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Perhaps no other bard has captured the sentiments of Ukraine and its emigrants as fully as Taras Shevchenko.
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Poet, lover, outspoken political activist.
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
When destitute emigrants from Scandinavian countries moved to the United States in the late nineteenth century, the blue-eyed visitors were largely welcomed.
—Carla Norrlof, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
And one Bosnian emigrant who, despite getting his American citizenship only twelve days before leaving for Syria, chose to call himself al-Amriki.
—Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 14 July 2017
Sheinbaum, the granddaughter of emigrants from Bulgaria and Lithuania, would be Mexico’s first president of Jewish ancestry, in addition to its first female president.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
When destitute emigrants from Scandinavian countries moved to the United States in the late nineteenth century, the blue-eyed visitors were largely welcomed.
—Carla Norrlof, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
And one Bosnian emigrant who, despite getting his American citizenship only twelve days before leaving for Syria, chose to call himself al-Amriki.
—Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 14 July 2017
Sheinbaum, the granddaughter of emigrants from Bulgaria and Lithuania, would be Mexico’s first president of Jewish ancestry, in addition to its first female president.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
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On Thursday, Newsom directed state lawmakers to hold a special session next month to prepare for how to respond to Trump’s agenda, including combating what California Democrats fear will be attacks on reproductive rights, climate measures, health care programs and undocumented immigrants.Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Trump and Vance amplified a false story that legal Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pets.Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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He’s promised to enact even stricter border policies if elected, including mass arrests and deportations of undocumented migrants.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Immigration also remains a critical issue for Trump, who has vowed to deport millions of undocumented migrants.TIME Staff, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Named after the first European settlers to travel through this part of the world, this park near the Canadian border is known for its waterways, its dark, starry skies, and the regular appearance of the aurora borealis.Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
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But the threat of development seemed imminent, whether by residential settlers or logging and mining companies.Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2024
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This transformation has been happening for decades across the 58 refugee camps run by UNRWA in the Palestinian territories and elsewhere in the region, as tent camps became residential blocks.Mick Krever, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Some refugees have fled their homes only to stumble into even more dangerous places.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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