brain drain
Example Sentences
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The leadership changes come amid a wider brain drain at Google.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, groups such as his are benefitting from the government brain drain.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Now, across large swathes of the more rural east, further population falls are expected as the east's post-reunification "brain drain" combines with a national trend: low birth rates.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Sanctions in the 1980s—and the ensuing brain drain from Iran—caused a long decline in its oil output that the industry has never fully recovered from.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 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
