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migration

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


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Their migration has long fascinated scientists, who have puzzled over how they found their way on a journey they only ever make once.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

While the Bogong migration continued in the years following the population crash, scientists were aghast at how few moths were making the journey.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Prices initially shot up more in Sun Belt areas during the pandemic owing to a demand shock from population migration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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 ● Sep. 25, 2026

The Grapes of Wrath, the classic novel about the Dust Bowl and the migration of Oklahoma farmers to California, ends with death and a glimmer of renewed life.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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

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 ● May 19, 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

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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