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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Emily Brooks, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
Awareness is growing about how highways can be harmful to animals by forcing them to cross over congested roadways in migrations or normal movements as well as roadways blocking animal populations that are forced to survive within a patchwork of habitats.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The California Department of Finance attributed the state’s growth to a combination of factors: legal immigration continuing to rebound after the pandemic; greater domestic migration in and slowed domestic out-migration; natural increase as the number of deaths lowers from its pandemic peak.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
According to Census Bureau figures published Thursday, international migration accounted for about 84% of the country’s roughly 3.3-million-person increase between 2023 and 2024; without it, the U.S. population would be without a shadow of a doubt stagnating.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Emily Brooks, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
Awareness is growing about how highways can be harmful to animals by forcing them to cross over congested roadways in migrations or normal movements as well as roadways blocking animal populations that are forced to survive within a patchwork of habitats.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The California Department of Finance attributed the state’s growth to a combination of factors: legal immigration continuing to rebound after the pandemic; greater domestic migration in and slowed domestic out-migration; natural increase as the number of deaths lowers from its pandemic peak.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
According to Census Bureau figures published Thursday, international migration accounted for about 84% of the country’s roughly 3.3-million-person increase between 2023 and 2024; without it, the U.S. population would be without a shadow of a doubt stagnating.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
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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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