brain drain
noun
: the departure of educated or professional people from one country, economic sector, or field for another usually for better pay or living conditions
Examples of brain drain in a Sentence
Nothing has been done to stop the brain drain as more and more doctors move away from the area.
Recent Examples on the Web
Social media is in essence a brain drain between sporadic bursts of breaking news and fresh commentary.
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
There’s a brain drain happening across every government across the world.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
The campaign fizzled out as young Iowans continued to seek bright lights elsewhere after college, part of a perennial brain drain still facing this and other Midwestern states.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
The reported brain drain has seemed to have minimal consequence on the boulevard of Black Twitter, where members have a sense of ownership over the platform.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2024
An estimated 1 million Russians left the country in 2022 and 2023, including some prominent anti-war cultural figures, in the largest brain drain since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2024
The retirement of experienced Baby Boomers will create a talent gap and brain drain in the U.S. labor market, as their in-depth, 30-plus years of industry knowledge will go out the door with them.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Nearly 1 million young Russians have fled the country, a brain drain that will weigh on the country’s future growth.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
Business Column: Red-state efforts to dumb down their universities will provoke a brain drain
May 2, 2023
GOP legislators in Wisconsin held hostage $800 million in funding for the state university and blocked all staff pay raises unless the university cut back DEI programs.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
There’s a brain drain happening across every government across the world.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
The campaign fizzled out as young Iowans continued to seek bright lights elsewhere after college, part of a perennial brain drain still facing this and other Midwestern states.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
The reported brain drain has seemed to have minimal consequence on the boulevard of Black Twitter, where members have a sense of ownership over the platform.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2024
An estimated 1 million Russians left the country in 2022 and 2023, including some prominent anti-war cultural figures, in the largest brain drain since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2024
The retirement of experienced Baby Boomers will create a talent gap and brain drain in the U.S. labor market, as their in-depth, 30-plus years of industry knowledge will go out the door with them.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Nearly 1 million young Russians have fled the country, a brain drain that will weigh on the country’s future growth.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
Business Column: Red-state efforts to dumb down their universities will provoke a brain drain
May 2, 2023
GOP legislators in Wisconsin held hostage $800 million in funding for the state university and blocked all staff pay raises unless the university cut back DEI programs.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
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“Brain drain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brain%20drain. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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