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    asylum

    US /əˈsaɪləm/

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    UK /ə'saɪləm/

    B2
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounAllowing persecuted people to stay in your country
    After the revolution in Cuba, many people sought asylum in the United States
    n. (c.)Countable NounA hospital for mentally ill people
    My grandfather was placed in an asylum to manage his illness

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    02:33Van Gogh As a Guide to Confidence
    • asylum and be dead within two years, sat down  in the eastern corner of the Place du Forum  

      asylum and be dead within two years, sat down  in the eastern corner of the Place du Forum  

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    Growing number of Chinese migrants seek asylum at U.S.-Mexico border

    05:27Growing number of Chinese migrants seek asylum at U.S.-Mexico border
    • Janice, what's happening to these asylum seekers once they get to the United States?

      Janice, what's happening to these asylum seekers once they get to the United States?

    • Though in a lot of cases, we were told they actually want to be picked up by CBP because that then allows them to begin their asylum process in the U.S.

      Though in a lot of cases, we were told they actually want to be picked up by CBP because that then allows them to begin their asylum process in the U.S.

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    Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News

    36:00Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
    • Oscar Martinez and his 23-month-old daughter, Valeria, died trying to cross the river to ask for asylum in this country.

      Oscar Martinez and his 23-month-old daughter, Valeria, died trying to cross the river to ask for asylum in this country.

    • They have been playing games with people who are coming and trying to seek asylum at our ports of entry.

      They have been playing games with people who are coming and trying to seek asylum at our ports of entry.

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    13:16Top 10 Movies So Bad Actors QUIT
    • Battle Dogs – Ariana Richards An asylum production with super-soldiers fighting werewolves sounds like the bottom of the cinematic barrel.

      Battle Dogs – Ariana Richards An asylum production with super-soldiers fighting werewolves sounds like the bottom of the cinematic barrel.

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    Scholarships And Support | May 16, 2023

    10:00Scholarships And Support | May 16, 2023
    • allowing migrants to be quickly expelled at the U.S. Southern border without a chance to ask for asylum.

      allowing migrants to be quickly expelled at the U.S. Southern border without a chance to ask for asylum.

    • The policy set by the Trump administration at the start of the COVID pandemic, allowing migrants to be quickly expelled at the US Southern border without a chance to ask for asylum.

      The policy set by the Trump administration at the start of the COVID pandemic, allowing migrants to be quickly expelled at the US Southern border without a chance to ask for asylum.

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    MAGA supporter: Self-deportations are not scary, they get $1K and a free plane ticket

    08:03MAGA supporter: Self-deportations are not scary, they get $1K and a free plane ticket
    • Well, I guess, I mean, I think you're right that he campaigned on mass deportations, but if you also listen to those rallies, he repeated ad nauseum that these were the worst of the worst, the criminals that they had cleared out their insane and insane asylums, which he seems to think the same thing as asylum.

      Well, I guess, I mean, I think you're right that he campaigned on mass deportations, but if you also listen to those rallies, he repeated ad nauseum that these were the worst of the worst, the criminals that they had cleared out their insane and insane asylums, which he seems to think the same thing as asylum.

    • But if you also listen to those rallies, he repeated ad nauseam that these were the worst of the worst, the criminals, that they had cleared out their insane asylums, which he seems to think is the same thing as asylum.

      But if you also listen to those rallies, he repeated ad nauseam that these were the worst of the worst, the criminals, that they had cleared out their insane asylums, which he seems to think is the same thing as asylum.

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    Modern Family | No One Loves Halloween More Than The Dunphys

    10:11Modern Family | No One Loves Halloween More Than The Dunphys
    • So welcome to the insane asylum from hell." That's what it feels like.

      So welcome to the insane asylum from hell." That's what it feels like.

    • So welcome to the insane asylum from hell.

      So welcome to the insane asylum from hell.

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    19 galaxies in never-before-seen detail | February 6, 2024

    10:0019 galaxies in never-before-seen detail | February 6, 2024
    • After months of negotiations with the bipartisan Senate group came to terms with is a change in the way that the US would ultimately handle asylum claims at the southern border.

      After months of negotiations with the bipartisan Senate group came to terms with is a change in the way that the US would ultimately handle asylum claims at the southern border.

    • Specifically, they would raise the threshold of who would qualify to even begin the asylum process.

      Specifically, they would raise the threshold of who would qualify to even begin the asylum process.

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    Why are some countries banning surrogacy? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service

    18:25Why are some countries banning surrogacy? - The Global Story podcast,  BBC World Service
    • They were learning Dutch, they were learning Maltese, and in their eyes they were being forced into exile, into political asylum, for wanting to become fathers.

      They were learning Dutch, they were learning Maltese, and in their eyes they were being forced into exile, into political asylum, for wanting to become fathers.

    • And in their eyes, they were being forced into exile, into political asylum for wanting to become fathers.

      And in their eyes, they were being forced into exile, into political asylum for wanting to become fathers.

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    Refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently in UK under asylum reforms | BBC News

    06:05Refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently in UK under asylum reforms | BBC News
    • People granted asylum in the UK will have to wait 20 years before they can apply to settle permanently.

      People granted asylum in the UK will have to wait 20 years before they can apply to settle permanently.

    • People granted asylum in the UK will have to wait 20 years before they can apply to settle permanently.

      People granted asylum in the UK will have to wait 20 years before they can apply to settle permanently.

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