emigration

Example Sentences

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As Sandford recounted, the Founders understood that their new nation was, in James Madison’s words, “indebted to emigration for her settlement and prosperity.”

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

“A not uncommon greeting among Berlin Jews,” Mr. Buruma writes, was, “how is your emigration coming along?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Even so, petroleum was still a lifeline for a nation mired in more than a decade of economic, political and social tumult marked by mass emigration, hyperinflation and a near-ubiquitous sense of despair.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

They were all to be paid between $1,000 and $3,000 a month -- a fortune in Kenya where jobs are scarce and the government encourages emigration to boost remittances.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

They shared a lot of history—Syria, emigration to America and New Orleans, work in the trades.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers