brain drain
nounDefinition of brain drain
: the departure of educated or professional people from one country, economic sector, or field for another usually for better pay or living conditions
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Over half a million Greeks left during the crisis in a brain drain that has hampered a recovery. — Liz Alderman, New York Times, "As Greece Ends a Decade of Bailouts, Problems Linger for Europe," 19 June 2018 This brain drain hurts the entire Muslim community. — Daisy Khan, WSJ, "The #MosqueMeToo Movement," 28 June 2018 Also, combat the summer brain drain by taking advantage of a reading program or a tech camp. — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, "Summer fun! Keep the kids occupied with free and cheap activities," 25 June 2018 Voters remain concerned about immigration and the high cost of E.U. membership, despite early evidence of brain drain and a looming recruitment crisis. — NBC News, "Brexit chaos: What happens next for British PM Theresa May?," 10 July 2018 The University of Wisconsin system already retains 85 percent of its graduates, so unlike many states with a brain drain, Wisconsin needs to find a way to import workers. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "How subway ads asking millennials to move helps economic development," 18 June 2018 There’s a huge brain drain of the creative class out of Russia. — Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, "Former Trump Campaign Aide: My Russia Ties Are Not Nefarious!," 25 May 2018 The conclusion: lack of education, with only a third of adults in the city earning any kind of college degree, and a shortage of high-skilled job opportunities meant a perpetual brain drain. — Marcella Bombardieri, The Atlantic, "One College's Struggle to Get Poor Students Through School," 30 May 2018 At the peak of the brain drain in 1979, only 8% of Taiwanese who studied abroad returned to the island after completing their courses, wrote Kevin O’Neill in a paper published by the Migration Policy Institute. — The Economist, "The next sunriseIdeas from abroad take time to percolate," 17 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'brain drain.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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