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a person living in or originally from the same country as another during the time he was an American in Paris he felt a special kinship with his fellow landsmen
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Recently, the nation of Hungary – standing at a democratic crossroads – met the moment, with record numbers of citizens turning out to elect a new leader, Péter Magyar.—
Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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Rolling digital blackouts in Russian cities have touched a nerve with ordinary citizens and public pushback against Russian President Vladimir Putin is emerging.— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
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While legal conservatives were developing theories of enhanced executive power, their political compatriots gained a congressional majority for the first time in decades.— Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
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Rasmus Køstner left behind his Danish compatriots to step in as Brazil’s new flight controller.— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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The air campaign was short, Libyan leader and longtime thorn in the side of Washington Moammar Gadhafi was dead within eight months – killed by his own countrymen.— Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
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This is the first time in 25 years that Wrexham have been staring down at all their fellow countrymen in the three divisions of the EFL.— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Landsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/landsmen. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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