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In election after election, voters have backed candidates who promise to do whatever is necessary to stop the flow of unauthorized arrivals and, in many cases, send millions back to their countries of origin, no matter how war-torn or desperate.
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Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
At the time, there was a cotton shortage because countries that exported cotton were war-torn.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024
Across the board, Europeans have grown nervous about integrating as many as eight new countries, especially one as large, poor, and war-torn as Ukraine.
—Célia Belin, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
Southeast Asia has become a center of gravity for those criminal syndicates, often in remote and war-torn corners.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
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Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
At the time, there was a cotton shortage because countries that exported cotton were war-torn.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024
Across the board, Europeans have grown nervous about integrating as many as eight new countries, especially one as large, poor, and war-torn as Ukraine.
—Célia Belin, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
Southeast Asia has become a center of gravity for those criminal syndicates, often in remote and war-torn corners.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
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“War-torn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war-torn. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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