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expat

noun

ˈeks-ˌpat

Definition of expat

chiefly British

as in refugee

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 expat My table includes a young mother with an Ivy League law degree, a political consultant from the Carolinas, an expat Moroccan businessman, a creative from a famed Spanish fashion house, and a jewelry dealer from the American Northeast. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026 The new-expat couple had been living out of a five-star hotel-apartment space at a Radisson hotel in Dubai. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 Bertrand Hug, the French expat owner and brand ambassador of Rancho Santa Fe’s beloved Mille Fleurs for the past 41 years has never really been inclined to reach for Michelin stars or chase culinary trends. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Dubai’s population has surpassed its prewar level, countering the narrative that the Iran conflict would drive out the city’s expats. — semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for expat

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refugee

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The fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a light rail in Charlotte’s trendy South End neighborhood, just south of uptown, thrust the city into the national spotlight last August.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026
The 12 refugee seats, critics argue, are not simply a constitutional problem but an additional lever through which politically loyal candidates can be brought into the assembly.

— Aqil Shah, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

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