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emigration

[em-i-grey-shuhn] / ˌɛm ɪˈgreɪ ʃən /


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Since his emigration, Durov said he has limited his travel to Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Oil-rich Venezuela, a country of 28 million that was long among the wealthiest nations in Latin America, has suffered a decade of economic decline and mass emigration.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 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

Thus, the linguistic evidence suggests that many tropical crops were added to the Austronesian repertoire after the emigration from Taiwan.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

John James Audubon was among the reputable witnesses of what are more properly called emigrations, not migrations.

From Washington Post Apr. 8, 2023

It was considered enough to express the tragedy of emigrations, of displaced people and their long march.

From The Guardian Apr. 15, 2013

It was 1840, three years after the first baptisms, when the emigrations began.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2012

It was sudden climate change on a similar scale, and it resulted in a severe famine in Europe, food riots and mass emigrations.

From Time Magazine Archive

To these evils have been owing emigrations, which have been considerable.

From A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779 by Morley, Henry




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