as in relocation
the act of moving or being moved out of one place and into another
The family spent months planning their migration to a new country.
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The discovery may therefore help researchers better understand the story of early human evolution and migration in Europe.
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Most people living in Gaza could be gone within half a year, at a rate of 10,000 people leaving per day, and Israel is working on building a migration authority to handle the logistics, Smotrich said.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
In his campaign for the OAS post, Ramdin advocated cross-border collaboration and talked about the OAS doing more to address post-COVID-19 uncertainties and issues like crime, migration and economic development.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
At least two people have died and 186 others are missing after four boats carrying migrants from Africa capsized overnight in waters off Yemen and Djibouti, the U.N.'s migration agency said on Friday.
—Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Most people living in Gaza could be gone within half a year, at a rate of 10,000 people leaving per day, and Israel is working on building a migration authority to handle the logistics, Smotrich said.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
In his campaign for the OAS post, Ramdin advocated cross-border collaboration and talked about the OAS doing more to address post-COVID-19 uncertainties and issues like crime, migration and economic development.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
At least two people have died and 186 others are missing after four boats carrying migrants from Africa capsized overnight in waters off Yemen and Djibouti, the U.N.'s migration agency said on Friday.
—Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Migration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migration. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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