migration
noun
mi·gra·tion
mī-ˈgrā-shən 
: the act, process, or an instance of migrating
watched the migration of the birds overhead
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Hints to motivations can be found by looking at California’s net out-migration stats by state and comparing those relocations with rankings of states for various attributes.
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Jeff Goertzen, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Funding ends as fish return The McCloud’s salmon, trucked around Lake Shasta to complete their ocean migration, have started to come back.
—Rachel Becker, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
The local population could relish seeing their own history recreated, from the early migrations from Europe to the present day.
—John Haddad, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Turn off non-essential outside lights at night from 11pm to 6am, especially during migration periods in spring and fall.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Goertzen, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Funding ends as fish return The McCloud’s salmon, trucked around Lake Shasta to complete their ocean migration, have started to come back.
—Rachel Becker, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
The local population could relish seeing their own history recreated, from the early migrations from Europe to the present day.
—John Haddad, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Turn off non-essential outside lights at night from 11pm to 6am, especially during migration periods in spring and fall.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for migration
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migration
noun
mi·gra·tion
mī-ˈgrā-shən
: the act, process, or an instance of migrating
migration of larval nematodes to the lungs
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