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immigrate

[im-i-grayt] / ˈɪm ɪˌgreɪt /
VERB
enter a foreign area intending to live there
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"What people often forget in that discussion is that those who immigrate to Sweden also have needs when it comes to welfare, healthcare, and social care," Akesson told AFP after a press conference.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Back in Maine, Abdi said his brother Hassan, who couldn't immigrate to the US because of visa restrictions, instead recently became a citizen of Canada.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

In 1932, the rise of Nazism compelled him to immigrate to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

“But if I’m a family of four and I want to immigrate to the U.S., that’s $4 million, so that gets a little pricey,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 7, 2025

My mother was six months’ pregnant when she decided that she would have to be the one to immigrate to the United States with my brothers because my dad was constantly being watched.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

A Central or South American who immigrates to the U.S. could see their greenhouse gas emissions double or triple, just by becoming part of the U.S. economy.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

After 11-year-old Nora immigrates from Korea to Canada, Hae-sung finds her on Facebook 12 years later.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2023

Her history is a hard one — she immigrates to New York from rural China penniless and pregnant, then works her way up to a job at an exploitative nail salon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2017

Vignettes in the lives of an Indian family that immigrates to Massachusetts.

From Washington Post ● May 11, 2016

A person emigrates from the land he leaves, and immigrates to the land where he takes up his abode.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald

Mullin said federal officials are investigating her past marriage as well as how her family immigrated to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The Mins and their sister, Alexandra, immigrated to the United States in 1977 from Korea with their parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

More fled with the advent of Soviet communism, while others fortunate enough to escape Germany’s Nazi death machine also immigrated here.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

One academic who immigrated to the United States said junk mail from the retailer helped convince her that she’d really become an American.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

For some it might be hard to tell which lines were there from birth and which ones immigrated from countless jobs.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

It was trying to unravel years of sacrifice that the couple had made since immigrating to the United States from El Salvador.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

Yong-ho Kim started working in Radio Korea’s advertising department a month after immigrating to the United States in February 1990, two years before the unrest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

After immigrating to America, my dad was so grateful to be American he enlisted in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

Citizens of another seven countries were blocked from permanently immigrating to the U.S., or for applying for tourist or student visas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

After immigrating to the United States three years ago, Uncle Amin hadn’t passed the medical board exams needed to practice as a doctor.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai


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