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migration

[mahy-grey-shuhn] / maɪˈgreɪ ʃən /


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He insisted it was "entirely humanitarian", but added that the West African nation would be getting US support to manage the programme and broadly strengthen the migration system.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Elma Saiz, the minister for inclusion, social security and migration, said food and basic healthcare had been provided daily to 4,000 migrants by the Red Cross.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

But a large-scale migration to China’s open-weight models, at least among large Western companies, seems unlikely even if they do remain cheaper.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

But that prospect could prove difficult in the countries where migration is already a highly sensitive topic.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

The children couldn’t see it, but Tialys and Salmakia, flying above, watched the little pale figures all moving with an effect that looked like the migration of immense flocks of birds or herds of reindeer.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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

Those migrations also coincided with the spread of Chinese-style government systems, writing, and education throughout Japan.

From Science Daily May 14, 2026

Then it flashes back to the 1490s expulsions of Jews from the Iberian Peninsula, which triggered migrations to other European countries, North Africa and the New World.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

I want to take care of the ocean, so the whales can keep making their long migrations safely.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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