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brain drain

NOUN
loss of important personnel
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Meanwhile, groups such as his are benefitting from the government brain drain.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

The company’s chief issue is an AI brain drain.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

“Now, 2026 is similar. We’re seeing an absolutely gigantic brain drain of the industry.”

From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026

Dr. Prasad pushed out agency veterans who have been supportive of rare-disease and cancer drugs, which resulted in a brain drain at the agency and delayed drug reviews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

No: they continued to test at about the same levels as before the supposed brain drain.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt


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