as in to relocate
to move from one place to another
Every fall, hundreds of college students migrate to this town.
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Eggshells found in Utah fill a 30-million-year fossil record gap and provide a snapshot of a time when dinosaurs were migrating from Asia to North America via a land bridge, according to a paper in PLOS ONE.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Once a stopover for thousands of birds migrating between Europe and Asia or Africa, the wetlands around Aden have become a shadow of their former selves.
—Raad Al-Remi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025
These bats are found across parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa and are one of only four bat species that are known to migrate across all of Europe.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
Muskies are also more willing to migrate long distances, both for spawning and hunting purposes.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Once a stopover for thousands of birds migrating between Europe and Asia or Africa, the wetlands around Aden have become a shadow of their former selves.
—Raad Al-Remi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025
These bats are found across parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa and are one of only four bat species that are known to migrate across all of Europe.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
Muskies are also more willing to migrate long distances, both for spawning and hunting purposes.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
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