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expats

noun

plural of expat, chiefly British

as in refugees

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind

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Recent Examples of expats The ultimate package holiday destination, its name was once synonymous with mass tourism, cheap deals and expats seeking sun. — Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 12 Oct. 2026 Back in old Napoli European countries such as Portugal and Spain are a popular choice for US expats. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 Food and drink Expect to meet a few foodie expats in the small Eatery & Bar restaurant here. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 Medical insurance policies for expats didn’t grow at all in the first six months of 2026, another indicator that fewer foreigners are coming to the kingdom. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Texas expats living in Kansas City may have heard of la Madeleine, a French café born in Dallas over 40 years ago. — Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026 The most successful expats treat their cross-border financial plan as a flexible document. — Tom Zachystal, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Another benefit to relocating to Paraguay is its low tax burden for foreign retirees as expats don’t have to pay local taxes on their Social Security income. — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026 The Israeli Ministry of Interior has not yet responded to the group’s letter about Code 51, the criteria used to remove expats from the voter registry, or the total number of citizens affected by the regulation. — Natasha Mozgovaya, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

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refugees

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The case centers on the Cuban government shooting down two Brothers to the Rescue flights, a civilian rescue group dedicated to saving refugees fleeing the authoritarian Castro regime — then run by Raul Castro’s older brother Fidel.

— Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Trump has vastly expanded ICE to ramp up deportations of immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, and the agency was a major part of last year’s law-enforcement surge in the Chicago area known as Operation Midway Blitz.

— Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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