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migration

[mahy-grey-shuhn] / maɪˈgreɪ ʃən /


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The government has sought to respond to public anger over migration by promoting a "locals first" approach, while acknowledging that some industries rely on foreign skills and labour.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

These integrals help determine which excited-state relaxation pathways are favored and steer the system toward efficient triplet energy migration.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

She also reported from Europe and South America, covering politics, migration, development and sports.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The South African government says more than 53,000 foreign nationals have been deported or repatriated since launching a "migration management" campaign five weeks ago.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

“The migration is over, and yet you’re here. You’re a wild bird, and yet you’re tame. Where did you come from? What do you know?”

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Since the indexes are weighted by market cap, migrations prevent large companies from dramatically skewing the performance of indexes meant for smaller companies.

From MarketWatch Jun. 4, 2026

Those migrations also coincided with the spread of Chinese-style government systems, writing, and education throughout Japan.

From Science Daily May 14, 2026

Fish species that undertake mammoth migrations through rivers, lakes and ponds are facing a combined threat from dams, pollution and overfishing preventing them from reaching their breeding grounds.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

But over hundreds of millennia, human migrations resulted in interbreeding, researchers say.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

These were not just hunting paths that followed game trails or routes that peoples could easily follow during seasonal migrations.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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