migrating

Example Sentences

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By 1966, the United States had eradicated screwworms, but livestock remained vulnerable to reinfestation from screwworms migrating from Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

They showed up about five years ago, likely migrating along rivers.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Ben Brindle, a researcher at the University of Oxford's Migration Observatory, said the economic effects of net migration depended on who was and was not migrating.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Perez argued that the scarcity of recent rap breakouts is less about the genre’s lack of imagination and more about migrating tastes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The supper conversations became ritual, outgrowing the house and migrating to the meeting house, whereupon Gloria stopped serving food and drink and let them fend for themselves.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead