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Recent Examples of nonmigratory
Though native to East Africa and nonmigratory, the snail has made its way around the world, including to other parts of Africa, Hawaii, the Pacific islands, the Caribbean, Brazil and much of subtropical Asia.
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Kelsey Ables,
Washington Post,
21 June 2023
So, there's a chance that the commercial populations were simply originally source from a nonmigratory population.
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John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
25 June 2019
The measure has been taken in the past to keep nonmigratory goose populations in check.
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Evan Frank,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2018
Kelsey Ables,
Washington Post,
21 June 2023
So, there's a chance that the commercial populations were simply originally source from a nonmigratory population.
—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
25 June 2019
The measure has been taken in the past to keep nonmigratory goose populations in check.
—
Evan Frank,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonmigratory
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If passed, the ordinance will likely not have much resident support.
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Those who make the cut have a chance at owning their own property—which the country has historically barred most non-resident buyers from doing.
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The Clean Air Act is the federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources and governs air pollution.
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Should the luminiferous ether exist, then scientists reasoned that as the Earth orbits the sun at around 66,000 miles per hour (106,216 kilometers per hour), our planet should be moving through the ether, which had been deemed to be stationary.
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“Nonmigratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmigratory. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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