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brain drain

noun as in loss of important personnel

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"The brain drain will weigh heavily on productivity."

From BBC

The more who leave, the better, because the brain drain is going to free up a lot of real estate and help solve the housing crisis.

When you get to a Super Bowl, of course the brain drain occurs.

From BBC

But losing so many experienced people this year created a huge and sudden “brain drain,” he said.

Though many were "nervous", others, such as research organisations, could benefit from a brain drain from the United States - with some researchers not wanting or able to work in the US.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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