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emigrate

[em-i-greyt] / ˈɛm ɪˌgreɪt /
VERB
move to new country
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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

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

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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