brain drain
noun
: the departure of educated or professional people from one country, economic sector, or field for another usually for better pay or living conditions
Examples of brain drain in a Sentence
Nothing has been done to stop the brain drain as more and more doctors move away from the area.
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Research from the Brookings Institution found that democracy leads to economic growth while democratic decline contributes to instability, cronyism, and brain drain.
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Ian Simmons, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Russia's economic growth has been fueled by record levels of military spending but a lack of workers exacerbated by troop losses in Ukraine and a brain drain of those avoiding the draft, have fueled inflation which the Central Bank has tried to curb.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
In addition to the Western sanctions that have largely shut out Moscow from the global financial system, Russia has suffered a massive brain drain of talent fleeing the country as well as hundreds of thousands of war casualties.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024
Inside health systems, nurses need training and mentorship programs to help leverage their skills in policy, project management, innovation and leadership to prevent further attrition and brain drain.
—Pritma Dhillon-Chattha, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Ian Simmons, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Russia's economic growth has been fueled by record levels of military spending but a lack of workers exacerbated by troop losses in Ukraine and a brain drain of those avoiding the draft, have fueled inflation which the Central Bank has tried to curb.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
In addition to the Western sanctions that have largely shut out Moscow from the global financial system, Russia has suffered a massive brain drain of talent fleeing the country as well as hundreds of thousands of war casualties.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024
Inside health systems, nurses need training and mentorship programs to help leverage their skills in policy, project management, innovation and leadership to prevent further attrition and brain drain.
—Pritma Dhillon-Chattha, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Brain drain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brain%20drain. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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