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migration

[mahy-grey-shuhn] / maɪˈgreɪ ʃən /


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The McCloud’s salmon, trucked around Lake Shasta to complete their ocean migration, have started to come back.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

But the data from that period only tell a sliver of the story because they reflect migration over a short time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“The job market is really slow. So the No. 1 driver for migration between metro areas is affordability.”

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Fertility, employment status, economic dependency, migration and job search entered the frame, signalling a growing administrative focus on economic behaviour.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The book showed how some herons had migration routes that crossed through Cuba and Nebraska.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez