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migration

[mahy-gray-shuhn] / maΙͺˈgreΙͺ ΚƒΙ™n /


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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 ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Mexican sexagenarian Teresa Margolles does just that across a body of work that focuses on violence, femicide, migration and border issues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

At least 100 people died in the largest migration surge to the enclave in recent history.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Where rules are not agreed or enforced, starvation and migration are rampant.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Their migration was a response to an economic and social structure not of their making.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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 ● 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 ● 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 ● Jun. 4, 2026

Then it flashes back to the 1490s expulsions of Jews from the Iberian Peninsula, which triggered migrations to other European countries, North Africa and the New World.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

Wars, migrations, natural disasters—these were mere preludes to the Mormon story.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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