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emigration

[em-i-grey-shuhn] / ˌɛm ɪˈgreɪ ʃən /


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In her April 8 speech, Ms. Rodriguez acknowledged the economic collapse that led to the mass emigration of both the Venezuelan professional class and the poor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Europe is luring them in with a variety of programs that incentivize emigration, such as the European Commission’s €1.25 billion “Choose Europe for Science” initiative.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Some people say they've resorted to fibbing about illnesses, emigration or even prison sentences so the company will stop trying to keep them signed up.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

As Sandford recounted, the Founders understood that their new nation was, in James Madison’s words, “indebted to emigration for her settlement and prosperity.”

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

He had resisted all ideas of mass emigration and enforced complete isolation on the warren, thereby almost certainly saving it from extinction.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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