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as in pioneer
a person who settles in a new region
settlers learning to live in peace with the natives
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as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
in 1889 Jane Addams, in an effort to provide Chicago's latest wave of settlers with much-needed services, founded the city's first settlement house
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As the country expanded west in the 19th century, white settlers from the East Coast moved inland, bringing their regional dialects with them.
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Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
The tradition, started by settlers from Saxony, symbolizes guiding the footsteps of baby Jesus.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Her family's land was seized by Israeli settlers at the end of July.
—Britt Clennett, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Huckabee has advocated for Israel to annex parts of the West Bank, which Israel occupied in 1967, and has backed Israeli settlers in the territory.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
The tradition, started by settlers from Saxony, symbolizes guiding the footsteps of baby Jesus.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Her family's land was seized by Israeli settlers at the end of July.
—Britt Clennett, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Huckabee has advocated for Israel to annex parts of the West Bank, which Israel occupied in 1967, and has backed Israeli settlers in the territory.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, those who embrace this change solidify their reputation as tomorrow’s pioneers.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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As a pioneer in personal branding and expert in virtual communication, William Arruda empowers professionals to shine online.William Arruda, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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The Biden Administration’s recent actions include extending protection from deportation for hundreds of thousands of immigrants, and blocking oil and gas drilling across more than six hundred million acres of federal waters.Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
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The governor’s office has declined for weeks to provide specifics to the Herald/Times about his immigration plans, including how the governor wants to assist with the detention of undocumented immigrants.Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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The Mi’kmaq taught the colonists their nutritional and medicinal know-how that essentially kept them alive.Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
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Pumpkins were gifted to the colonists at the original Thanksgiving, so having pumpkins on the menu is symbolic of America's origins.Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
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Several Yemeni al-Qaeda operatives failed to get visas to the U.S. because they were viewed as potential economic migrants, McDermott and Meyer write.Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Loading your audio article The city opening a massive new migrant shelter in the Bronx, the Daily News has learned — a sign that city is still wrestling with the tens of thousands of migrants in the city’s care despite dozens of shelter closures.Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Israel's population includes many emigrants from Central Asia, most of whom arrived after the fall of the Soviet Union.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Landed during the rainy season in a swamp, the emigrants found neither fresh water nor waterproof dwellings awaiting them, though they were shortly regaled with a supply of skates!Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
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Iran would never choose a Rasoulof movie as its official Oscar submission, but the film qualified as German thanks to its Berlin co-producers and Rasoulof’s status as a refugee there.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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Amer has a talent for bringing lightness to heavy topics such as asylum hearings and refugee status.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settler. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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