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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Arrays stay productive for 10+ years which eliminates two to three full hardware replacements and the associated data migrations that would be required.
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The march was billed as a demonstration in support of free speech -- with much of the rhetoric by influencers and several far-right politicians from across Europe aimed largely at the perils of migration, a problem much of the continent is struggling to control.
—Brian Melley, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
The summer vacation crowds thin, kids head back to school, and the snowbirds (of the silver-haired variety) haven’t yet made the migration down for peak winter season.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Bureau staff were told the group itself, already gutted as part of mass layoffs at the State Department in July, would refocus on migration diplomacy and disaster response rather than its traditional refugee focus.
—Ted Hesson, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The march was billed as a demonstration in support of free speech -- with much of the rhetoric by influencers and several far-right politicians from across Europe aimed largely at the perils of migration, a problem much of the continent is struggling to control.
—Brian Melley, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
The summer vacation crowds thin, kids head back to school, and the snowbirds (of the silver-haired variety) haven’t yet made the migration down for peak winter season.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Bureau staff were told the group itself, already gutted as part of mass layoffs at the State Department in July, would refocus on migration diplomacy and disaster response rather than its traditional refugee focus.
—Ted Hesson, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Migration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migration. Accessed 17 Sep. 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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