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emigration

[em-i-grey-shuhn] / ˌɛm ɪˈgreɪ ʃən /


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They were all to be paid between $1,000 and $3,000 a month -- a fortune in Kenya where jobs are scarce and the government encourages emigration to boost remittances.

From Barron's

Desperate to escape the confinement of her home life, Dilara becomes drawn to these women, and “The Renovation” delves further into the themes of emigration, amnesia and incarceration.

From The Wall Street Journal

The changes are cause for optimism for many in a country battling economic collapse and mass emigration.

From Barron's

Italy became a nation in 1861, but Grandi says it became “Italian at the table” only after mass emigration, industrialization, and economic growth.

From Salon

Those conditions contributed to waves of emigration, including countless refugees, as well as some members of transnational gangs.

From Salon