brain drain
Example Sentences
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“Now, 2026 is similar. We’re seeing an absolutely gigantic brain drain of the industry.”
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
The script burns so much energy trying to come up with a surprise that it suffers from brain drain.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Experts also point to a low level of innovation and research spending, among the lowest in the EU, and relatively low pay for scientists, contributing to a "brain drain".
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
Like much of Europe, it has a rapidly ageing population, compounded by long-running brain drain as many working-age citizens have left to seek opportunities abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 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
