emigrants

noun

plural of emigrant
as in immigrants
one that leaves one place to settle in another a city with emigrants from many lands

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Recent Examples of emigrants The share of emigrants from ages 20 to 24 has doubled during Orbán’s time in office. — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 The book looked at the world of a swath of Irish women emigrants who were deemed troublemakers, highlighting that for a period of time, Irish women outnumbered Irish men in prison. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026 The Conestoga wagons, meant to replicate the vehicles used by emigrants on the Oregon Trail, are also luxurious. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 May 2026 At least one of Mellone’s cases had been rejected in lower courts before the new law, hinging partially on rulings that Italian emigrants who took on another citizenship before having children cannot pass on Italian citizenship. — ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026 Perhaps as important as Morocco’s investment in nurturing domestic talent has been its improved efforts to scout and court eligible international talent —often the descendants of emigrants who have learned the game in world-class competitive environs elsewhere. — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 Those include sites like Bonneville Point – where emigrants got their first glimpse of the Boise River Valley and trail ruts can be seen – and Three Island Crossing State Park, named for the most crucial and challenging river crossing in the state. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 Between 1854 and 1891, the fort protected emigrants, mail coaches, freight wagons, and travelers along the Trans-Pecos stretch of the San Antonio–El Paso Road and Chihuahua Trail. — Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 10 June 2026 In 2024, a record 41,294 Hungarians emigrated, according to official statistics, bringing the total number of emigrants during Orbán’s years in power to more than 360,000. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
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  1. immigrants
  2. migrants
  3. settlers
  4. refugees
Noun
  • And that traditional core American values include being a welcoming melting pot and nation of immigrants who want to embrace the world.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • But the foundation was laid much earlier — by immigrants, workers, parents, church communities, and family members who understood that freedom only has meaning when it is converted into responsibility.
    — Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of immigrants
Noun
  • Another challenge to Trump policies focused on deportations to countries where migrants had never been, such as South Sudan or Libya.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • This phrase has become a rallying cry for activists who say that undocumented migrants and other foreigners in South Africa have taken away jobs from those who were born there.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 1 July 2026
Definition of migrants
Noun
  • Some became stockmen, learning to ride settlers’ horses and using their deep knowledge of the land to muster cattle on horseback across vast landscapes.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • The history in Kaskaskia is as rich as the soil that attracted settlers in the first place and made it, for a time, Illinois’ most important place.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of settlers
Noun
  • Court bars asylum claims before refugees enter US Alito wrote another decision June 25 for a 6-3 majority that allowed the administration to turn back refugees at the border.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • As millions of Venezuelan refugees moved through Latin America, Tren de Aragua established criminal footholds along migration corridors, extending its reach into Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador and eventually the United States.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of refugees

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