emigrate
verb
em·i·grate
ˈe-mə-ˌgrāt 
emigrated; emigrating
: to leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere
emigrated from Canada to the United States
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Her sister Hilda had wanted to become a nurse, but their parents, who emigrated from Mexico, couldn’t afford to pay for college.
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Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
After all, the movie examines the Lebanese tradition of men emigrating to work abroad and the emotional distance caused by this separation.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
Abel was born in Canada and raised by his mother and grandmother; his parents had emigrated from Ethiopia in the ’80s.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2025
Charles was born in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory, and spent her early childhood in South Caicos before emigrating to the United States, living in Miami's Overtown neighborhood.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
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Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
After all, the movie examines the Lebanese tradition of men emigrating to work abroad and the emotional distance caused by this separation.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
Abel was born in Canada and raised by his mother and grandmother; his parents had emigrated from Ethiopia in the ’80s.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2025
Charles was born in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory, and spent her early childhood in South Caicos before emigrating to the United States, living in Miami's Overtown neighborhood.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Emigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emigrate. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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emigrate
verb
em·i·grate
ˈem-ə-ˌgrāt
emigrated; emigrating
: to leave a country or region to live elsewhere
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