"asylum-seeker" meaning in English

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  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "1990 July 25, Howard W. French, “ASYLUM-SEEKERS STRAIN CUBA'S TIES”, in The New York Times:",
          "text": "As of today, 18 Cuban asylum-seekers remained inside the Spanish Embassy, four were at an Italian diplomatic residence and three were inside the Swiss Embassy.",
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          "ref": "2024 March 16, Hamid Aleaziz, “Ankle Monitors and Curfews: Inside Biden’s New Tracking System for Migrant Families”, in The New York Times:",
          "text": "“We know that we didn’t come here legally, but we didn’t have a way to do it legally,” said Sandra, an asylum-seeker who crossed the border with her son, Justin, and her husband.",
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        "Alternative spelling of asylum seeker"
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          "ref": "1990 July 25, Howard W. French, “ASYLUM-SEEKERS STRAIN CUBA'S TIES”, in The New York Times:",
          "text": "As of today, 18 Cuban asylum-seekers remained inside the Spanish Embassy, four were at an Italian diplomatic residence and three were inside the Swiss Embassy.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 March 16, Hamid Aleaziz, “Ankle Monitors and Curfews: Inside Biden’s New Tracking System for Migrant Families”, in The New York Times:",
          "text": "“We know that we didn’t come here legally, but we didn’t have a way to do it legally,” said Sandra, an asylum-seeker who crossed the border with her son, Justin, and her husband.",
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