emigrate
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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
Economic collapse and political repression led roughly 8 million Venezuelans to emigrate since 2014, making it one of the world’s largest displacement crises.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026
That’s why the British press is full of stories about entrepreneurs and other high earners exploring options to emigrate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
The small Mediterranean country has faced waves of crisis and conflict that have driven people to emigrate, with millions of Lebanese or their descendants now living abroad.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
The U.N. had made it easy to emigrate, difficult if not impossible to stay.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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