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Recent Examples of emigration
These programs have been brought in against a background of increasing emigration out of New Zealand.
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Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The removal of 290,000 immigrants and the emigration of 30,000 people is expected to occur between 2026 and 2030.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
The disaster reshaped the region, prompting mass emigration and leading to stricter building codes nationwide.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Nikola’s children leave the country to find work in Germany — this new rural-to-urban migration encourages emigration outright.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
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Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The removal of 290,000 immigrants and the emigration of 30,000 people is expected to occur between 2026 and 2030.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
The disaster reshaped the region, prompting mass emigration and leading to stricter building codes nationwide.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Nikola’s children leave the country to find work in Germany — this new rural-to-urban migration encourages emigration outright.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigration
Noun
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Only the pandemic saw a larger exodus for that period, according to BLS records that go back to 1948.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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Behind him, officials key to his brutal rule made a mass exodus, virtually undetected.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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More than half of Cabo Verde’s squad are drawn from the diaspora, particularly the Netherlands and Portugal.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Amid this Iranian diaspora, many of these people emigrated to Los Angeles, with some of them being the same people who had contributed to pre-revolution Iran’s golden age of entertainment.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Follow evacuation instructions without delay.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Determine family meeting places and make sure to include an out-of-town location in case of evacuation.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The infant first detecting maternal absence, the pet abandoned in an alley, the friend suddenly iced out have all felt the sudden departure of someone who was expected to be there.—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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The blues poem is frequently poised at the moment of departure, the train pulling away from the station, a life left behind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, aging aircraft fleets and a wave of retirements have created an urgent demand for new technicians.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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The rest of his family decided to stay so that his two daughters can finish high school and Jennifer can secure her retirement.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Emigration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigration. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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