emigrate
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He said it has become the “last straw” for him, and he has decided to leave Venezuela and emigrate to Europe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
He's a Moroccan man in his twenties and wants to emigrate to Europe - not least because he's been seeing lots of videos on Instagram that make the trip look easy.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Zemlinsky did manage to emigrate to New York but died of pneumonia in 1942 without having been able to revive his career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Memories are still acute of a record 130,000 percent year-on-year rise in prices recorded in 2018, the peak of the hyperinflationary period, which pushed millions to emigrate.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
Their parents, like mine, had not had the courage to sell everything and emigrate while there was still time.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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The two lose contact for 12 years after Nora’s family emigrates to the United States and reconnect after Hae-sung finds her again on Facebook.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2024
The top prize for best feature went to drama Past Lives, about childhood sweethearts in South Korea who are separated when one emigrates to the US.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2023
“No one emigrates from their country because they want to. One migrates because you have basic needs and there isn’t support in your native country,” she said, starting to cry.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
She drew upon these feelings to create “Other Words for Home,” a novel in verse about a girl who emigrates from Syria and tries to find a place for herself in the United States.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022
He owns mines and prairies, and he emigrates semi-annually.
From Doctor Claudius, A True Story by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
She speaks with the audience frequently, talking about the themes of her music and honoring her Guyanese grandmother, who boarded a plane for the first time at 18 when she emigrated to England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Sitting in a circle, students, retirees and professionals share similar worries: blackouts, economic hardship, relatives who have emigrated and plans put on hold.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
U.K. pop-soul singer Olivia Dean’s grandmother took her first plane ride at 18, when she emigrated to the U.K. from Guyana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
My love for the Fourth comes from my grandfather, who emigrated to this country from Lebanon.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
In 1921, when he was eighteen, the family emigrated to Russia.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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The menu revolves around the food of Barsoom’s native Egypt, where she lived before emigrating to Canada in 2000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Many Britons have taken the leap by emigrating to Australia for a "better life", but one man has taken the plunge in order to build a better life back home in Wales.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
She’s working on her third novel, on Malaysia, where she was born before emigrating at age 2.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
And he, as a young boy, was part of the avocado trade before emigrating to the United States.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026
“These kids think everything is perfect here. What do they know about emigrating from your home and trying to manage in a new country?”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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