as in to relocate
to move from one place to another
Every fall, hundreds of college students migrate to this town.
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Recent Examples of migrate
The capacity to switch back to traditional methods or migrate to a different AI tool is essential.
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Brian Walker, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Economists warn that even a small increase in tariffs on Mexico’s goods could lead to a rise in unemployment and poverty, and some say that could prompt more people to migrate to the United States.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
But since 2010, changes in the populations that were migrating, and the failure of Congress to update the system with new legal channels for refugees and laborers, have made asylum the default access for migrants coming to the southwest border.
—Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
Late-blooming flowers are a must-have for any garden that supports migrating songbirds and insects gearing up for winter.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Brian Walker, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Economists warn that even a small increase in tariffs on Mexico’s goods could lead to a rise in unemployment and poverty, and some say that could prompt more people to migrate to the United States.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
But since 2010, changes in the populations that were migrating, and the failure of Congress to update the system with new legal channels for refugees and laborers, have made asylum the default access for migrants coming to the southwest border.
—Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
Late-blooming flowers are a must-have for any garden that supports migrating songbirds and insects gearing up for winter.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Migrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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