> For the first time in at least a decade, 4,868 more people left King County, Wash. — Amazon’s home — than arrived from elsewhere in the country.
This statement lacks precision and is a poor way to open the article. It implies that this is the only time that particular net change took place, not a net-negative change. EG, maybe 2000 people left last year?
While one can certainly infer, it's poor style IMO.
This statement lacks precision and is a poor way to open the article. It implies that this is the only time that particular net change took place, not a net-negative change. EG, maybe 2000 people left last year?
While one can certainly infer, it's poor style IMO.