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immigrate

[im-i-grayt] / ˈɪm ɪˌgreɪt /
VERB
enter a foreign area intending to live there
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Back in Maine, Abdi said his brother Hassan, who couldn't immigrate to the US because of visa restrictions, instead recently became a citizen of Canada.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

The SVP has brushed aside such concerns, pointing out that its proposal includes quotas allowing for around 40,000 people to immigrate to the country each year.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

The pause takes effect starting Jan. 21, and will halt visa issuance to people looking to immigrate permanently, typically through marriage, family ties or work sponsorship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

Then, you’ll need to discuss what this will actually cost and what kind of visa you’ll need to immigrate.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 22, 2025

I never felt like the camp was home, but I began to get used to the life there as we waited to see which country might allow us to immigrate.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

A Central or South American who immigrates to the U.S. could see their greenhouse gas emissions double or triple, just by becoming part of the U.S. economy.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

After 11-year-old Nora immigrates from Korea to Canada, Hae-sung finds her on Facebook 12 years later.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2023

Talusan’s debut memoir follows a young boy from the Philippines who immigrates to America, where she becomes a woman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2021

Directed by Danish filmmaker Bille August, who also worked on the screenplay, it starred Max von Sydow as an out-of-work Swede who immigrates to Denmark with his son, in search of a better life.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2020

A person emigrates from the land he leaves, and immigrates to the land where he takes up his abode.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald

The home secretary's parents immigrated from Kashmir, and Khan's from Pakistan.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

His parents immigrated to the US from Ghana.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Omar’s family fled civil war in Somalia and immigrated to the U.S. in 1995 when she was 12.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Mullin said federal officials are investigating her past marriage as well as how her family immigrated to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

He'd been born there, and though my parents had immigrated to the US when he was little, Iraq had always remained home for him.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The tech-firm founder on immigrating to Canada, his tireless parents and the first startup that made him millions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Yong-ho Kim started working in Radio Korea’s advertising department a month after immigrating to the United States in February 1990, two years before the unrest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

Large numbers of deportations are one factor, he said, but besides that, some will decide against immigrating to the U.S., while others already in the country will choose to leave.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026

He spent time in the Middle East when his father was ambassador to Syria and Lebanon before immigrating to the San Francisco Bay Area with his family as a teenager.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025

We are a family—not perfect, not all the same, some rich, some poor, all kinds of religions and skin colors, some born in America and some immigrating here.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes


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