emigrate

Example Sentences

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She doesn't want to emigrate like the millions who have fled Venezuela's economic crisis but longs for political and economic reform, saying everything is "too expensive", education is a "privilege", and non-exploitative jobs are rare.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

"If I don't find a job here, I'll have to emigrate again. We have no choice. We can't starve," he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Economic collapse and political repression led roughly 8 million Venezuelans to emigrate since 2014, making it one of the world’s largest displacement crises.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

Many of the richest Swiss taxpayers vowed to emigrate if the referendum passed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

The U.N. had made it easy to emigrate, difficult if not impossible to stay.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick