exode

/ˈɛksoʊd/
noun
  1. A mass departure or emigration of people.
    • The exode of workers from the city during the holiday caused traffic jams.
    • The company faced an exode of talented employees to competitors.
    • Historians studied the exode of refugees after the war.
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