exodus

Example Sentences

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It’s been a long road back for Hawkins after the program hit rock bottom in 2017 with forfeits, the firing of the coaching staff and an exodus of players.

From Los Angeles Times

Matt Osborne, a nurse in Southend-on-Sea in Essex, said he had seen an "exodus of staff. I have seen colleagues commit suicide. I am done, and I am handing in my notice today".

From BBC

Chief O’Hara said that since the killing of Mr. Floyd, the Police Department had grappled with an exodus of officers and a flurry of new rules and oversight that has left officers confused and overwhelmed.

From New York Times

The mass shooting, followed by the Planned Parenthood attack a month later that killed one police officer and injured five other officers, contributed to an exodus from the city police department that year.

From Washington Post

Small U.S. banks have seen a $119 billion exodus in recent weeks as depositors took fright after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

From Reuters