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as in expulsion
the forced removal from a homeland
the exile of French settlers from Nova Scotia resulted in the birth of the Cajun community in the U.S.
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as in refugee
a person forced to emigrate for political reasons
after being overthrown in a coup, the dictator spent the remainder of his life as an exile in a string of less-than-welcoming countries
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as in to banish
to force to leave a country
with their conquest of the Moors complete, Ferdinand and Isabella next exiled the Jews from Spain
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Recent Examples of exile
Bradford Betz, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, 10 young activists from the group Mother Nature Cambodia were sentenced to up to six years in prison, each on charges of conspiring against the state, a conviction that was condemned by opposition politicians in exile and prominent youth environmentalist Greta Thunberg.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
After Trump lost the 2020 election and tried to overturn the results, many Republicans as well as Democrats believed that the ex-President, defeated and exiled back to Mar-a-Lago, was finished.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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The Iranian opposition activist and journalist has been living in exile in New York City.
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When the series was rebooted for the PS4 in 2018, Kratos had exiled himself from Ancient Greece and settled in the Norse realm of Midgard, now with a wife and son, Atreus.
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However, by then, there seemed to be some growing political and legal blowback for these extralegal expulsions.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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But the president rejected the notion that Mexico was not ready to deal with large-scale expulsions.Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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The war in Ukraine is the largest land war in Europe since World War II, and figures from the United Nations suggest more than six million Ukrainian refugees were registered across the continent in July this year.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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Merkel, 70, appears to have no significant doubts about the major decisions of her 16 years as German leader, whose major challenges included the global financial crisis, Europe’s debt crisis, the 2015-16 influx of refugees and the COVID-19 pandemic.Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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The relative stability of this period led many European countries to reduce their defense spending, assuming that war had been banished from the continent for good.Norbert Röttgen, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Kids' Table For some children, being banished to the kids' table is a pout-worthy punishment, but for other young’uns, the kids' table is the ultimate time to reconnect with cousins, siblings, and other young guests without constant parental supervision.Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
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Trump, a Republican who will take office Jan. 20, campaigned on a pledge to significantly boost deportations of undocumented migrants.Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
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Fearing deportation, some Haitian migrants leaving Springfield, Ohio More Laura Doan Laura Doan is a fact checker for CBS News Confirmed.Laura Doan, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps nothing better illustrated the Bruins’ offseason makeover than the mainstay from a year ago being relegated to a bit player as part of this new ensemble cast.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Rounding out the Top 5 was Bob’s Burgers, relegating Bluey to sixth place.Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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One school administrator serving many children of Mexican and Central American immigrants in the Midwest said their school has invited immigration attorneys to help parents formalize any plans for their children’s care in case they are deported.Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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If they are massively deported, Mexico could see tens of thousands of its countrymen and women deported home without jobs, no longer able to send the remittances that keep many Mexican households afloat.Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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Charging water users to transport their non-river water could spread out some of those costs, Goddard said.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Wicked transports audiences to the world of The Wizard of Oz, with Universal’s adaptation of the Broadway smash starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo hitting theaters Nov. 22.Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Exile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exile. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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