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Which word shares an ancient root with the word migrate?

migrate

[mahy-grayt] / ˈmaΙͺ greΙͺt /


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For the nightjar, that means combining the ability to migrate across continents with the agility required to hunt insects at low speeds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 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

As apps and device operating systems migrate to postquantum cryptography, you can make sure you benefit from the upgrades by installing all recommended updates when prompted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

But he said he believed this would just "delay the inevitable", so he is "planning to migrate to a similar but less good service".

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

“I do not think that is a good idea. I think you should migrate with the flock.”

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown

"The sea arch will eventually crumble into the sea. However, others will replace it as the cliff slowly migrates inland."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The warm air migrates north and east, speeding up as it goes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Harmon alerted stakeholders, including Aiello, who was immediately concerned about how the wire might affect a herd of bighorn sheep that migrates across the border.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 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

Plants migrated from water to terra firma some 500 million years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Together, the evidence points toward potters who migrated from the Mississippian heartland and brought both their technical knowledge and materials with them.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

"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

All of Louisiana’s bunny barrettes had migrated to one place on her head.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo

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

The move is the latest example of a traditional television staple migrating to a streaming service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

But this one appears to be migrating ever so slightly upwards.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 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

Instead, they have a bundle of energy, and that bundle of energy is transitory, migrating from one body to another, reincarnating endlessly until it eventually reaches enlightenment.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green


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