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migration

[mahy-grey-shuhn] / maɪˈgreɪ ʃən /


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The sacs survived pressures equal to those found at depths of more than 400 meters, which is far deeper than the larvae normally travel during their daily migration.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged concerns over migration but has urged citizens not to take the law into their own hands.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged public concerns about migration but has condemned attacks against migrants, warning citizens against taking the law into their own hands.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

She also reported from Europe and South America, covering politics, migration, development and sports.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Herons are able to avoid the dangers of migration, plus they can be one of the earliest to arrive on the breeding grounds.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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

Human survival drove these migrations, and access to prey animals was critical.

From Science Daily May 13, 2026

Fish species that undertake mammoth migrations through rivers, lakes and ponds are facing a combined threat from dams, pollution and overfishing preventing them from reaching their breeding grounds.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

But over hundreds of millennia, human migrations resulted in interbreeding, researchers say.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

The ancestors of modern speakers of Thai, Lao, and Burmese all moved south from South China and adjacent areas to their present locations within historical times, successively inundating the settled descendants of previous migrations.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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