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California has also lost residents, who are fleeing high housing costs for more affordable states such as Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Underneath the rally, investors are fleeing illiquid private-credit funds, where redemption requests have tripled and quadrupled in the past year, and selling liquid public holdings to raise cash.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

One side says private-credit firms are facing a new dour reality, where the individual investors they courted are fleeing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

As loyalists flame out, career lawyers are fleeing.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

“People are fleeing Abagana and Ukpo, which means the Hausa soldiers are close and will soon enter Abba.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie