as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
most out-migrants cited the state's high cost of living as their main reason for leaving
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Recent Examples of out-migrant
The bluest of states — California, with almost 1.2 million domestic out-migrants since the census – is Exhibit A.
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Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
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The governor’s office has declined for weeks to provide specifics to the Herald/Times about his immigration plans, including how the governor wants to assist with the detention of undocumented immigrants.Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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The Biden Administration’s recent actions include extending protection from deportation for hundreds of thousands of immigrants, and blocking oil and gas drilling across more than six hundred million acres of federal waters.Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
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Several Yemeni al-Qaeda operatives failed to get visas to the U.S. because they were viewed as potential economic migrants, McDermott and Meyer write.Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Loading your audio article The city opening a massive new migrant shelter in the Bronx, the Daily News has learned — a sign that city is still wrestling with the tens of thousands of migrants in the city’s care despite dozens of shelter closures.Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
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The influx of settlers and tourists displaced Native Hawaiians, limited their access to land, and diluted their cultural heritage, according to academics.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Previous government attempts to attract more settlers have had little success — in large part because of a lack of job opportunities and the long distance from major cities.Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Iran would never choose a Rasoulof movie as its official Oscar submission, but the film qualified as German thanks to its Berlin co-producers and Rasoulof’s status as a refugee there.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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Amer has a talent for bringing lightness to heavy topics such as asylum hearings and refugee status.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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Israel's population includes many emigrants from Central Asia, most of whom arrived after the fall of the Soviet Union.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Landed during the rainy season in a swamp, the emigrants found neither fresh water nor waterproof dwellings awaiting them, though they were shortly regaled with a supply of skates!Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Out-migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-migrant. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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