brain drain

Example Sentences

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I guess you'd call it a brain drain of doctors in this field who are leaving states like Wyoming?

From Salon

Though the country has long suffered brain drain, recent reports indicate that more Iranians are quitting the Islamic Republic than ever before.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of the disappearing pro-Russian hackers appear connected to a Russian “brain drain” of information technology workers.

From Washington Times

Several hundred thousand Russians have left the country since the start of the war, many of them young, skilled and educated: a brain drain that will hurt Russia's economy even more.

From BBC

Many are professionals and graduates, and Sarwary fears what this "brain drain" will mean for Afghanistan.

From BBC