as in relocation
the act of moving or being moved out of one place and into another
The family spent months planning their migration to a new country.
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Recent Examples of migration
The cost of departure The broader implications of this migration wave are profound.
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Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 27 Nov. 2024
If these blue state governors want to reverse this mass out migration, time is of the essence.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
In the eighties, stories of the crack trade sometimes followed the historic maps of Black migration.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
From the jollof rice of West Africa to the sushi of Japan, rice dishes tell tales of migration, family, and resilience.
—J.j. Johnson, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
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Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 27 Nov. 2024
If these blue state governors want to reverse this mass out migration, time is of the essence.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
In the eighties, stories of the crack trade sometimes followed the historic maps of Black migration.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
From the jollof rice of West Africa to the sushi of Japan, rice dishes tell tales of migration, family, and resilience.
—J.j. Johnson, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Migration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migration. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
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