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Noun
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In Austria, migration was a prominent topic leading up to last year’s election, which resulted in the far-right Freedom Party securing its first national election victorysince World War II.—
Stephanie Lichtenstein,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025 -
From the beginning, the Paddington movies have linked their fictional bear, the creation of children’s book author Michael Bond, to themes of migration and sanctuary.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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While some Gazans have rejected emigration, others see it as their only hope.—
Efrat Lachter,
Fox News,
11 Feb. 2025
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This emigration of wolves from the wilderness to more rewarding hunting grounds in nearby areas puts pressure on livestock and the remaining area deer herd.—
Al Wolter,
Outdoor Life,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Israeli military operation across several West Bank cities has displaced roughly 40,000 Palestinians from their homes, in what experts say is the biggest displacement of civilians in the territory since the Arab-Israeli war of 1967.—
Isabel Kershner,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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More than 40,000 Palestinians have been displaced from those areas, according to the United Nations and Israel's defense minister — the largest displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank in decades.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2025
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Trump successfully campaigned on a platform of mass deportation and strengthening border security.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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He was supposed to be deported to Bulgaria last year but reportedly avoided deportation.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The map below gives an estimation of the geographic dispersion of crypto investors.—
Javier Paz,
Forbes,
28 Jan. 2025
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The dispersion of shrapnel is associated with explosives.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Resettlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettlement. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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