emigration
noun
em·i·gra·tion
ˌe-mə-ˈgrā-shən 
plural emigrations
: an act or instance of emigrating : departure from a place of abode, natural home, or country for life or residence elsewhere
Further Chinese emigration to Taiwan was to be carefully limited.—
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In this novel, Matar explores themes of emigration, political upheaval, exile, fragile family ties and enduring friendship, by having all these play out in the life of his protagonist, Khaled.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 9 July 2024
But in the eight years since the Brexit referendum, E.U. migration into the U.K. has dropped, while emigration of E.U. citizens from Britain has been on the rise, according to Robert McNeil, deputy director of the Migration Observatory.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 3 July 2024
Our emigration began in earnest with the departure of my grandfather’s generation in the early Twenties.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Subordinate themselves, risk their lives in open opposition, retreat into inner emigration or flee into exile.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 June 2024
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The Know, The Denver Post, 9 July 2024
But in the eight years since the Brexit referendum, E.U. migration into the U.K. has dropped, while emigration of E.U. citizens from Britain has been on the rise, according to Robert McNeil, deputy director of the Migration Observatory.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 3 July 2024
Our emigration began in earnest with the departure of my grandfather’s generation in the early Twenties.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Subordinate themselves, risk their lives in open opposition, retreat into inner emigration or flee into exile.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 June 2024
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emigration
noun
em·i·gra·tion
ˌem-ə-ˈgrā-shən
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