How to Use migration in a Sentence

migration

noun
  • And, as often happens in migrations like this, the hippies paved the way for the artists.
    Pilar Guzmán, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2023
  • In the lead-up to the end of Title 42, there has been an increase in migration at the southern border.
    Hamed Aleaziz, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
  • Now the city stands to be transformed again, this time by a great climate migration.
    Abrahm Lustgarten, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Higher mortgage rates have slowed migration trends, Redfin said, as the price to own a home grows.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • As migrations go, the oriole journey is not a long one.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Rutte may turn to the right wing for coalition partners more in sync with his new stance on migration.
    Time, 10 July 2023
  • The last week has been intense, to say the least, thousands crossing per day in the latest spike in migration.
    ABC News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The title of second-longest migration goes to the gray wolf, the caribou’s predator.
    Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023
  • When the right winds arrived on Wednesday, a large number of birds set off for their migration at once.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The study team had first thought nomadic hunters moved between distant kites with the migrations of herds of gazelles and antelopes.
    Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 17 May 2023
  • And many of the birds that crashed were likely young and embarking on their first migration, according to Prince.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The two men discussed trying to work on getting at the root causes of migration, Kirby said.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Phoenix ranked 18th for fastest-growing places, highlighting the net migration to the Valley.
    Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
  • Bird song ebbs and flows with the seasons, peaking during migrations.
    Alexandra Marvar, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Related:What is Title 42 and how has U.S. used it to curb migration?
    Alfredo Corchado, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • Yet no matter the policy, Trump’s or Biden’s, migration will not end.
    Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 15 May 2023
  • But that was followed by a marked slowdown in migration across the 2,000-mile border with Mexico.
    Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 16 May 2023
  • Gillet estimates the migration is near its midpoint, so Hoosiers can expect to see — or more likely hear — cranes for a few more weeks.
    Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Getting workloads into the cloud—particularly with a lift-and-shift migration—isn't the end goal but rather the first step in a journey.
    Jesse Stockall, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Hummingbird migrations take place in spring and fall and those events are cause for excitement among many people.
    Brian Broom, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Millions left, in one of the first massive climate refugee migrations in US history.
    C. Brandon Ogbunu, WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The congressional struggle over Ukraine aid has dragged on for six months, as the GOP tried to link it to reforms that limit migration across the southern border.
    Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2024
  • And yet asylum seekers make up around 6 percent of overall migration to Britain.
    Megan Specia, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2024
  • In the fall, hummingbirds begin their southward migration to warmer climates for the winter.
    The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The increase in migration is happening across the Western Hemisphere.
    Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • All four candidates sounded alarms about the state of the border and urged aggressive crackdowns on migration.
    Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The bones are challenging ideas of early human migration in other ways, too.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2023
  • To safeguard the species, scientists need to track and tag sharks to understand more about their migration, eating, and breeding patterns.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Too often, the cloud is discussed simply in terms of migration, a mass movement in one direction, from one place to another.
    Steven Rosenbush, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The changing of the season is the height of the nomad year, a time of festivals and family gatherings before the days draw in, the migrations begin, and the hardships of the winter pastures return.
    Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024

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