as in emigration
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a group of people who live outside the area in which they had lived for a long time or in which their ancestors lived
—usually singular
the art of the African diaspora
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Recent Examples of diaspora
This season, museums and galleries across the globe are showcasing works that celebrate resilience, history, and innovation within the African diaspora and beyond.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
What's next: Shaw's former Ethiopian community center is transformed into a destination celebrating the Black diaspora: Sost, opening Friday.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
No detail is left unturned at this glossy, editorial-ready establishment – with floral walls, oversized art filled with Black heroes from across the diaspora, a life-sized lion, a grand piano, and so much more to catch the eye.
—Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
Many members of Syria's large diaspora, meanwhile, started making plans to return home.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Okla Jones, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
What's next: Shaw's former Ethiopian community center is transformed into a destination celebrating the Black diaspora: Sost, opening Friday.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
No detail is left unturned at this glossy, editorial-ready establishment – with floral walls, oversized art filled with Black heroes from across the diaspora, a life-sized lion, a grand piano, and so much more to catch the eye.
—Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
Many members of Syria's large diaspora, meanwhile, started making plans to return home.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diaspora
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The cost of living — especially Ireland’s acute housing crisis — was a dominant topic in the three-week campaign, alongside mass migration, which has become a flash-point issue in a country of 5.4 million people long defined by emigration.Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The cost of living — especially Ireland’s acute housing crisis — was a dominant topic in the three-week campaign, alongside immigration, which has become an emotional and challenging issue in a country of 5.4 million people long defined by emigration.Jill Lawless and Peter Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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Weir’s assistant technical director took over as head of recruitment after Sam Jewell joined the exodus to Chelsea in May 2024.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Despite the majority of the judging panel guessing the singer's identity correctly (Gray appeared in three episodes in the Toad in the Hole mask), Gray's competitor in the Bear mask was favored, prompting her dramatic exodus.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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In Pacific Palisades, where some residents said the community had long asked for more detailed fire preparation plans, a chaotic evacuation was years in the making.Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The big picture: Four of the biggest blazes remained zero percent contained during low relative humidity and high winds that were beginning to weaken on Wednesday evening, though fresh spot fires ignited and a new blaze in the Hollywood Hills prompted fresh mandatory evacuation orders.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Diaspora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diaspora. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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