emigration

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Recent Examples of emigration Katz also vowed to implement a plan for the emigration of Palestinians from Gaza. Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 14 July 2025 In the 1970s, President Marcos attempted to stimulate the economy through emigration, beginning with waves of Filipino men sent to work on oil rigs in the Middle East. Hung Duong, Artforum, 18 June 2025 Israeli politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have eagerly supported the emigration plan, despite no country publicly expressing any willingness to take part. Dana Karni, CNN Money, 8 July 2025 Award-winning twenty-something Pasternak arrived in Nashville from New York City and Los Angeles earlier through emigration from Moscow (with her fellow musician parents) and schooling at the Berklee College of Music. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for emigration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigration
Noun
  • In recent years, the agency has suffered an exodus of experienced firefighters.
    Abe Streep, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Funding cuts would throw this pipeline into disarray and cause an exodus of experienced workers, Hendrix says.
    Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In particular, the indictment says, the duo directly solicited money transfers from members of the Haitian diaspora in the U.S. Funds were sent to intermediaries in Haiti for Chérizier’s benefit.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Where is the outrage from within Israel, outside of a small, if increasingly vocal, minority? Where is the outrage from the diaspora?
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Within 15 minutes, the evacuation order jumped to the most severe level.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Be prepared — finalize evacuations plans, complete preparations, and evacuate when ready.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Hoever’s departure from the first-team picture was far from ordinary.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The bus shelter was on a paved section of the airport departures area where people were being dropped off by taxis, friends, family.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Kelce isn’t going to play football forever, and retirement speculation has peppered the last couple off-seasons.
    John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Her expertise includes saving and investing for retirement, paying for college, managing mortgages, student loans, credit cards, and other debt, and building a financial legacy through estate planning.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Emigration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigration. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.

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