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migration

[mahy-grey-shuhn] / maɪˈgreɪ ʃən /


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The provision for performing loans was C$52 million, a decrease of C$15 million compared with last year the bank said reflected credit migration and volume growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The funds were intended to strengthen the country's border and migration management capacity.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Crockford watched swifts return to London after their annual migration from Africa, filling the air with their high-pitched calls.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

The annual red crab migration, when millions of the crustaceans emerge from the forest and scramble to the ocean, is one focal point.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

One of the peaks of the migration came when they passed a rock-cliff of the ocean.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Critics fear deep-sea mining will cause irreversible damage, smothering marine life in plumes of waste and disrupting oceanic migrations with the thrum of heavy machinery.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Since the indexes are weighted by market cap, migrations prevent large companies from dramatically skewing the performance of indexes meant for smaller companies.

From MarketWatch Jun. 4, 2026

"They allow for the exchange of information on resources and animal migrations, the forming of partnerships, and temporary access to other territories in the event of a crisis."

From Science Daily Apr. 28, 2026

Fish species that undertake mammoth migrations through rivers, lakes and ponds are facing a combined threat from dams, pollution and overfishing preventing them from reaching their breeding grounds.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

Applying his “worldwide rate of dental microevolution” to the three migrations, Turner came up with roughly similar dates of emigration.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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