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emigrate

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

Albania has been in a demographic crisis for decades, as people emigrate abroad in search of better work prospects.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Given the proximity, many Cubans who do not identify with Havana's politics emigrate to the US, which is one of the reasons why Miami has such a large Cuban-American demographic.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Economic collapse and political repression led roughly 8 million Venezuelans to emigrate since 2014, making it one of the world’s largest displacement crises.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

The Nazis struck the final blow to Jewish emigration in 1941 when they forbade Jews between the ages of eighteen and forty-five to emigrate.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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