migration
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The death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off Senegal rose to 39 on Monday, authorities said -- one of the country's deadliest migration tragedies in recent years.
From Barron's β Nov. 9, 2026
Greece was at the heart of Europe's migration crisis in 2015-16, when nearly a million people arrived on its islands, mostly from Turkey.
From BBC β Nov. 9, 2026
It was an era of climate change, supply chain collapse, earthquakes, famine, disease, migration, drought and armed incursions and invasions.
From Salon β Oct. 30, 2026
He wrote frequently about politics, government corruption, crime and migration.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 29, 2026
Fifty years of continued migration from the South increased blacks’ political muscle on the local level.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
The southern-most island of the Inner Hebrides is renowned for its wild birds, with more than 120 species to spot during the spring and autumn migrations, external.
From BBC β Oct. 27, 2026
Critics fear irreversible damage, with plumes of waste smothering marine life and the thrum of heavy machinery disrupting migrations.
From Barron's β Oct. 19, 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
According to the researchers, this suggests that ideas and cultural practices spread mostly through contact, trade, and social interaction rather than through large migrations of people.
From Science Daily β May 19, 2026
We hunted gazelles and antelope and buffalo whose migrations ebbed and flowed with the seasons.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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