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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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 Whether OpenAI could keep innovating at this pace given the brain drain of the past week remains to be seen. —

Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024 Portugal is facing a challenge that threatens its future prosperity: a severe brain drain, especially among young workers. —

Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for brain drain