emigrate
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Memories are still acute of a record 130,000 percent year-on-year rise in prices recorded in 2018, the peak of the hyperinflationary period, which pushed millions to emigrate.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
Medics and analysts say Nigeria has a very low doctor-patient ratio, worsened by a massive "brain drain" as health professionals emigrate after being enticed by better working conditions abroad.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
“I was running out of resources and realized if I don’t find a better opportunity, I’m gonna have to emigrate back to Haiti,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
By 1939, Hungary’s crackdown against Jews—and Senesh’s emerging identity as a Zionist—led her to emigrate to the British Mandate for Palestine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
In 1886 Japan had for the first time allowed its citizens to emigrate, and thousands from his district had already left the country in search of better opportunities.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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