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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Some migrants are already coming back.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025 -
But those flights ended up being more expensive and less efficient than the commercial flights usually contracted by ICE to expel migrants.—
Ronny Rojas,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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White settlers, however, viewed the growing Ghost Dance practice as a harbinger of insurrection.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
29 Dec. 2024
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People freed from slavery were largely able to stake their claim on the area in the mid-1800s because white settlers passed it over.—
Karina Atkins,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Dec. 2024
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“In-migrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-migrants. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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