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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repatriate.

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Examples

  • However, the exact number is not yet known as the repatriates are still waiting for available seats.

    Brudirect News1 2010

  • However, the exact number is not yet known as the repatriates are still waiting for available seats.

    Brudirect News1 ANJO PEREZ and JEAN FERNANDO 2010

  • The emphasis on quantity over quality may be deterring some more established academics from taking up the Party's offer to come home; true superstars among the repatriates' ranks have so far been rare.

    Let a Thousand Talents Bloom Raymond Zhong 2011

  • Some repatriates who hold top jobs, like Mr. Sampat, work at salary levels comparable with executives in the United States.

    Cost-of-Living Arbitrage, II, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • While there are some repatriates to be sure, China remains a secondary port of call.

    The State Of The Defense Stocks Union Rick Whittington 2011

  • *** Media News Corp. agreed to buy the television-production company run by Elisabeth Murdoch, the daughter of News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch, for £415 million $674 million, in a deal that repatriates a key member of the Murdoch family to the company's leadership.

    Business Watch 2011

  • So, while it hedges currency risk for some transactions, such as commodities buying, it takes the full hit when it repatriates foreign profits.

    Safe-Haven Status a Win for Nestlé Renée Schultes 2011

  • Four out of five repatriates had been in U.S. for less than five years.

    Home, Temporary, Home 2010

  • They are repatriates, returning with wealth, enterprise and ambition, taking a little bit of America home with them.

    Home, Temporary, Home 2010

  • Because China repatriates North Koreans who enter the country illegally, activists like Pastor Chun say it is becoming harder for missionaries and other aid workers to reach those in need.

    Christian Missionaries Go Online to Help North Korean Refugees in China 2010

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