migration
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The great migration of the Bogong moth was once a yearly feature of the Australian spring, the insects humming down the nation's east coast in their billions as they searched for cooler climes.
From Barron's β Oct. 2, 2026
If the steelworks remain shut, hundreds of thousands of people may lose their jobs, and the resulting waves of migration will reach far beyond Ukraine, Zinchenko warned.
From BBC β Sep. 29, 2026
He said that in the wild, ducks gorge before migration and store fat in their livers and argues that "gavage" -- the process of force-feeding -- is a traditional means of animal husbandry.
From Barron's β Sep. 28, 2026
Following World War II, a wave of Japanese migration to the region, especially to Brazil, introduced East Asian aesthetics into local art scenes, and the new arrivals began drawing from their new environs.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
Holidays were frivolous and silly, whereas a migration sounded much more serious and responsible, befitting a puffin of the military class.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Painted ladies undertake one of the world's most remarkable insect migrations, travelling from Africa to the UK over several generations, crossing the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea.
From BBC β Sep. 26, 2026
Critics fear deep-sea mining will cause irreversible damage, smothering marine life in plumes of waste and disrupting oceanic migrations with the thrum of heavy machinery.
From Barron's β Aug. 6, 2026
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 β Jun. 4, 2026
Despite the stunning distances involved, researchers emphasized how uncommon these migrations appear to be.
From Science Daily β May 20, 2026
Applying his “worldwide rate of dental microevolution” to the three migrations, Turner came up with roughly similar dates of emigration.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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