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asylum

noun as in refuge

noun as in psychiatric hospital

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Reform UK said they would pay for their new polices by cutting net zero projects and scrapping hotels for asylum seekers.

From BBC

Unlike many migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, the majority of those transported by Nick did not want to be found by authorities to formally claim asylum.

From BBC

As well as offering asylum to Afrikaners, the US leader has cut aid to South Africa and expelled its ambassador.

From BBC

For immigrants in ICE detention, who earn about $1 dollar a day, this would mean it would take nearly three years for them to earn enough money to apply for asylum.

From Salon

"They don't like the asylum seekers, they hit me in the back and I fell down," he says.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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