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brain drain
noun- the large-scale migration of talented and intelligent people from and/or to somewhere UK
According to William Safire, probably coined in 1963 to describe the exodus of British scientists to the US. - Speaking in the House of Lords debate on what has come to be called Britain’s “brain drain,” Hailsham charge the U.S. business, universities and government have embarked on a systematic drive “often initiated by talent scouts specially sent over here.” — San Francisco Examiner, p. 19, 28 February 1963
- — American Speech, May 1965
- A “brain-drain” robbing Japan of some of its most promising scientists and teachers is beginning to alarm responsible officials here. — San Francisco Chronicle, p. 16, 5 August 1966
- “The bloody brain-drain to London is over,” Julia exclaims. — Kathy Lette, Girls’ Night Out, p. 201, 1987
- The Fraser Institute is holding a conference Friday, November 13 to discuss the “brain drain” and its economic implications for Canada. — Canadian Corporate Newsire, 6 November 1998
- forensic scientists; a forensic science department UK
Police term, used ironically. - — John Wainwright, Dig His Grave and Let Him Lie, 1971
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