emigration
Example Sentences
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Demographers say Cuba is undergoing one of the world’s fastest population declines — a 25% drop in just four years — as birth rates fall and emigration soars.
From Los Angeles Times
“A not uncommon greeting among Berlin Jews,” Mr. Buruma writes, was, “how is your emigration coming along?”
But sustained waves of emigration—driven by insecurity, economic collapse and political marginalization—have shrunk that role.
But for Varvara, the uncertainty of emigration outweighed the risks of staying.
From Barron's
But some experts point out emigration isn't all bad for New Zealand.
From BBC
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