resettle
verb
re·set·tle
(ˌ)rē-ˈse-tᵊl 
resettled; resettling
1
transitive
: to settle (someone or something) again or anew
especially
: to move (people) to a new place to live
efforts to resettle refugees
2
intransitive
: to become settled again or anew (as after disturbance or upheaval)
The family resettled in the United States.
resettlement
noun
plural resettlements
the resettlement of refugees
a resettlement program
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But well before that, refugees were resettled in refugee camps, many of which were across the border in Thailand, according to the Karen Organization of Minnesota.
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Edward Harris, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
The ethnicity of the victim's family has not been provided, but Utica has resettled large numbers of refugees in recent years.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 29 June 2024
In chronicling refugees resettling in a new place and struggling to adapt, the show reminds the audience of how US actions have fueled waves of immigration from other countries.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 29 May 2024
Australia, Canada, the United States, and some Scandinavian countries have resettled approximately 48,000 refugees from Turkey between 1995 and 2013, primarily Iranians and Iraqis.
—Kemal Kirisci, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2014
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Edward Harris, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
The ethnicity of the victim's family has not been provided, but Utica has resettled large numbers of refugees in recent years.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 29 June 2024
In chronicling refugees resettling in a new place and struggling to adapt, the show reminds the audience of how US actions have fueled waves of immigration from other countries.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 29 May 2024
Australia, Canada, the United States, and some Scandinavian countries have resettled approximately 48,000 refugees from Turkey between 1995 and 2013, primarily Iranians and Iraqis.
—Kemal Kirisci, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2014
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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