exodus
Example Sentences
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His management has caused morale at FDA to fall and resulted in an exodus of veteran staffers.
Opponents warn it would kill the innovation that has made the state rich and prompt an exodus of wealthy entrepreneurs.
From Los Angeles Times
Since the Islamic revolution of 1979, Iran has witnessed multiple waves of middle-class exodus, where Iranian immigrants moved to the U.S to escape economic collapse and persecution.
From Los Angeles Times
JOHANNESBURG—The corporate exodus from what was supposed to be Africa’s breakout economy is accelerating, propelled by a toxic cocktail of corruption, lawlessness and poor infrastructure.
One current prosecutor said the amount of institutional knowledge lost in the exodus of Justice Department lawyers over the past year could take decades to replace.
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