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migrate

[mahy-grayt] / ˈmaΙͺ greΙͺt /


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Macrophages offer a potentially different approach because they naturally migrate into tissues and can penetrate tumors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

And in a country where millions migrate to cities in search of work, unsanctioned living spaces could be the only way to find a place to stay.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

He found that many of the chemical residues in cotton and cotton-rich garments can wash out during laundering, but also that chemicals can migrate more readily from cotton than polyester into sweat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

“This is likely the lowest risk option and still has meaningful runway, particularly as more dollars migrate into retail media networks and advertisers focus more on driving performance,” the analysts said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

We headed northwest, up towards the shallows of James Bay where the whales used to migrate before they packed up and headed down to Australia for good.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

A bird that migrates thousands of miles has revealed a surprising secret about how wings work.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

The hummingbird hawk moth, known for its furry grey body, orange hindwings and long proboscis, migrates to the UK from southern Europe and north Africa in the summer months.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Eastward-shifting ocean evaporation generates warm air that rises into the atmosphere and then migrates north and east, gathering speed and feeding into the subtropical jet stream.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

If two decades on those dance floors taught me anything, it is that the room always migrates.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

“It’s not true, you know? What they say about the eyes. You lose one, the vision migrates to the other? At least it hasn’t happened yet.”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

One caveat: So much former junk-bond issuance has migrated to private credit that the signal may now be more muffled.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Olive growers in Italy, for example, have migrated north in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Homo erectus, or H.erectus, occupies an important place in human evolutionary history because it was the first species in the genus Homo known to have migrated out of Africa.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

"Our two nations have been connected since 1893," Carney said, referring to a wave of Ukrainians who migrated to the new Canadian nation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

When roaming bands of Sapiens foragers migrated into colder climates, they learned to make snowshoes and effective thermal clothing composed of layers of furs and skins, sewn together tightly with the help of needles.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

His first feature, 2002’s “Occident,” was a bittersweet slice of life about struggling Romanians considering migrating west to find happiness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Hayes said consumers had stopped absorbing price increases and were migrating to the biggest and cheapest stores as they hunted for deals and tried to manage higher costs of living.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

"It also raises the question as to whether the helpful gains from more higher income shoppers migrating to Walmart are starting to fade," he wrote.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

As a teenager in 1992, Lobga joined an outflow of Tibetans migrating to India, which involves a dangerous monthlong trek across the Himalayas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Gradually he moved faster, trying to imagine a whale migrating thousands of miles, being led by instinct.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen


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