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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Matt Zeller, a former Army captain and CIA officer who served in Afghanistan and has since worked for years to resettle Afghan allies who served with U.S. and coalition partners during America's longest war, denounced the former president's comments.
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James Laporta, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
Of the more than 6,000 families resettled across the city, about 350 houses were rented to migrants in Englewood, making the neighborhood one of the most populated with asylum-seekers.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2024
Ma said the monument holds a deep significance for Vietnamese Americans in San Jose, especially those who resettled in the U.S. after the Vietnam War.
—Alina Ta, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
Born in 1941 to Italian immigrants in Englewood, N.J., Aprea spent part of his early years in Italy before his family resettled back in the States.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 18 Aug. 2024
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James Laporta, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
Of the more than 6,000 families resettled across the city, about 350 houses were rented to migrants in Englewood, making the neighborhood one of the most populated with asylum-seekers.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2024
Ma said the monument holds a deep significance for Vietnamese Americans in San Jose, especially those who resettled in the U.S. after the Vietnam War.
—Alina Ta, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
Born in 1941 to Italian immigrants in Englewood, N.J., Aprea spent part of his early years in Italy before his family resettled back in the States.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 18 Aug. 2024
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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