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migration

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


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Seasonal migration takes families to other states for chilli picking and other work.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 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 ● Sep. 28, 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

Rapid shifts in Canada’s population growth since 2020 have been almost entirely due to changes in international migration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

There were other reasons for the massive migration as well.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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

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

From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026

For weeks, geese had been stopping by on their migrations.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown




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