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emigration

[em-i-grey-shuhn] / ˌɛm ɪˈgreɪ ʃən /


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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

But an equally important part of the story is increasing net emigration by Britons.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

The first line says "a novel about emigration", with subsequent pages full of stuck in post-it notes of writing.

From BBC May 22, 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

They shared a lot of history—Syria, emigration to America and New Orleans, work in the trades.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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

It was President Young's wise policy to placate the Indians and win their friendship, for the sake of future emigrations.

From Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission by Whitney, Orson F.




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