exodus

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 28, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>exodus</strong> &#149; \EK-suh-dus\&nbsp; &#149; <em>noun</em><br /> <p><strong>1</strong> <em>capitalized</em> <strong>:</strong> the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture</p> <p><strong>2 :</strong> a mass departure <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emigration">emigration</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"Much has been made of the 'Silicon Valley <em>Exodus</em>.' The conventional wisdom holds that the discovery of feasible remote work arrangements during this pandemic has employers—and their employees—fleeing the Bay Area for more affordable destinations." — <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Silicon-Valley-s-exodus-Stop-blaming-tech-15928928.php">Sam Liccardo, <em>The San Francisco Chronicle</em>, 6 Feb. 2021</a></p> <p>"Throughout the pandemic, there has been an uptick of people vacating the city in exchange for more space in the suburban and rural outskirts of the Greater Toronto Area…. According to a report from Statistics Canada, from July 2019-July 2020, Toronto saw an <em>exodus</em> of 50,375 people moving to other regions and provinces." — <a href="https://www.bradfordtoday.ca/local-news/pandemic-provides-opportunity-for-growth-investment-for-this-new-simcoe-county-resident-3306394">Natasha Philpott, <em>Bradford (Ontario) Today</em>, 7 Feb. 2021</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>The Biblical book of Exodus describes the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, so it's no surprise that the word has come to refer more generally to any mass departure. The word itself was adopted into English (via Latin) from Greek <em>Exodos</em>, which literally means "the road out." The Greek word was formed by combining the prefix <em>ex-</em> (meaning