as in immigrants
one that leaves one place to settle in another
the recent flood of in-migrants has completely altered the state's cultural and political landscape
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Noun
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Printed on one of the sheets was his A-number, short for alien registration number—a unique numerical code assigned to non-citizen immigrants, including undocumented border crossers and green-card holders.—
Jordan Salama,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026 -
Mayor Brandon Johnson praised her work founding schools, orphanages and hospitals that cared for Italian immigrants in the city over a century ago.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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But local officials argue that overall, the migrants are good for Springfield’s economy.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The article contends that Clinton and Obama oversaw the construction and operation of immigration detention infrastructure that has caused substantial harm to migrants and asylum seekers.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Living-history interpreters dressed in period garb will describe and demonstrate techniques used by both European settlers and indigenous peoples in our area during the 18th and 19th centuries.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Levi was among the Israeli settlers sanctioned by the United States and other Western countries over allegations of violence toward Palestinians in 2024.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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The city’s Hadhramis are descendants of the emigrants from Yemen’s Hadhramout region who began settling in Johor in the 1800s.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Malinin is the son of two former Olympic skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, Russian emigrants who competed for Uzbekistan but came to Virginia in 1998.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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“In-migrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-migrants. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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