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
But American white supremacists traffic in anti-Semitism and tend to blame Jews for the migration crisis.
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Using tiny sensors, the team was able to track the bats’ migration.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
Without that economic development, migration will become an even greater problem.
—Daniel Yergin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Perhaps not surprisingly, the migration of Russians — and resulting culture clash — has fueled a backlash among many locals, who welcome the visitors but worry about losing jobs and quality of life.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Using tiny sensors, the team was able to track the bats’ migration.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
Without that economic development, migration will become an even greater problem.
—Daniel Yergin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Perhaps not surprisingly, the migration of Russians — and resulting culture clash — has fueled a backlash among many locals, who welcome the visitors but worry about losing jobs and quality of life.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Migration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migration. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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