migration
noun
mi·gra·tion
mī-ˈgrā-shən 
: the act, process, or an instance of migrating
watched the migration of the birds overhead
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That’s highly synchronous, resulting in many, many animals making that migration simultaneously.
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Conservative border hawks have long blamed Flores for the rise in family migration, pointing out that smugglers often exploit the agreement’s 20-day detention limit for children to secure quick release for entire families.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
Humpback calves are being born not just in a calving zone at the end of the migration route, but along the way and even farther south than previously understood, according to a study led by researchers at the University of New South Wales.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 May 2025
And President Trump has a very clear policy line on migration security, globally.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Conservative border hawks have long blamed Flores for the rise in family migration, pointing out that smugglers often exploit the agreement’s 20-day detention limit for children to secure quick release for entire families.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
Humpback calves are being born not just in a calving zone at the end of the migration route, but along the way and even farther south than previously understood, according to a study led by researchers at the University of New South Wales.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 May 2025
And President Trump has a very clear policy line on migration security, globally.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
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migration
noun
mi·gra·tion
mī-ˈgrā-shən
: the act, process, or an instance of migrating
migration of larval nematodes to the lungs
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