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Recent Examples of emigration
My parents met in the United States several years later after my mom's emigration from Iran during the Iran-Iraq War.
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Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
The emigration was published in the official gazette so that potential creditors could still collect their money before the people set off for the New World.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
My parents met in the United States several years later after my mom’s own emigration from Iran during the Iran-Iraq War.
—Talla Mountjoy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Once a booming music hub, Venezuela’s industry has faced years of economic instability, censorship, and emigration of talent.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
The emigration was published in the official gazette so that potential creditors could still collect their money before the people set off for the New World.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
My parents met in the United States several years later after my mom’s own emigration from Iran during the Iran-Iraq War.
—Talla Mountjoy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Once a booming music hub, Venezuela’s industry has faced years of economic instability, censorship, and emigration of talent.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigration
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The fall of el-Fasher in October 2025 to the Rapid Support Forces set off an exodus of people to nearby towns, straining the resources of neighboring communities and driving up food insecurity rates, the report said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The fall of el-Fasher in October 2025 to the RSF set off an exodus of people to nearby towns, straining the resources of neighboring communities and driving up food insecurity rates, the report said.—
Noha Elhennawy,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The growing presence of the Persian diaspora in Westwood earned it the moniker Tehrangeles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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According to the lawyers, Ballard set up a meeting between Gorrin and then-Vice President Mike Pence in 2017 at a political event in Doral with members of the Venezuelan diaspora, who despised Maduro.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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The bill requires sites with cabins or sleeping quarters located within a 100-year floodplain to have an evacuation plan in place, as well as escape ladders.—
Gretchen Butwid,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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The orbiting lab has been operating with a skeleton crew of three since mid-January, when the Crew-11 mission departed a month early in the first-ever medical evacuation from the ISS.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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For now, the agency still represents other A-list talent including Kendrick Lamar, Coldplay and Tyler, the Creator, though many in the industry suspect a wave of departures is coming.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her answer is a departure in terms of how publicly it was stated.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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From there, each piece is put into storage or, upon final retirement, donated to local schools’ theatre departments or dance studios.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Roth conversions are asset transfers from a pre-tax retirement account such as a traditional IRA or 401(k) into a Roth IRA.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Emigration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigration. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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