resettlement

noun

Definition of resettlementnext
as in relocation

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  1. migration
  2. emigration
  3. displacement
  4. deportation
  5. dispersion
Noun
  • Washington Post: What to know about camps in Syria holding families of ISIS fighters, amid concerns that sleeper cells could seize on vulnerabilities in Syria. · OPINION ■ How mass migration is being weaponized — a lesson from Poland, by Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas), The Hill.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Awareness is growing about how highways can be harmful to animals by forcing them to cross over congested roadways in migrations or normal movements as well as roadways blocking animal populations that are forced to survive within a patchwork of habitats.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of migration
Noun
  • In July, history comes to life as a replica of the 1825 ship Restauration sets sail from Stavanger harbor, retracing the first Norwegian emigration to America.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Humans’ desire for timber and space for parking lots and shopping centers eventually proved too much for even the most industrious squirrel, and the long emigrations eventually ended.
    Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of emigration
Noun
  • Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Interestingly, while earlier studies flagged workforce displacement as a major concern for employees, more recent surveys suggest this fear is diminishing.
    Chris Westfall, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Unexpected warm spells, seed displacement from flooding, and other environmental factors can lead to failures.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of displacement
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  • Here's what mass deportations could mean for Arizona's hotel industry Biden commutes sentences of most federal death row inmates: What to know CREW is pointing to those arguments to call her more recent expenses into question.
    Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The nation has experienced several mass deportation episodes in the past.
    Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of deportation
Noun
  • Other merits from the global dispersion of the Indian workforce include the economic gains from an increase in remittances, Kumar added.
    Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Read More: How Galaxies Live, Breathe and Die Future Research of Galaxy Formation Chamba says that researchers are working on how more mysterious mechanisms, such as the dispersion of dark matter, might influence star formation in galaxies.
    Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of dispersion
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