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emigrates

  • present tense form of emigrate (3rd person singular).

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The two lose contact for 12 years after Nora’s family emigrates to the United States and reconnect after Hae-sung finds her again on Facebook.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2024

The top prize for best feature went to drama Past Lives, about childhood sweethearts in South Korea who are separated when one emigrates to the US.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

“No one emigrates from their country because they want to. One migrates because you have basic needs and there isn’t support in your native country,” she said, starting to cry.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

It also alluded to a social reality — the way kitchen houses are locked up when a family emigrates.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2022

He owns mines and prairies, and he emigrates semi-annually.

From Doctor Claudius, A True Story by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)