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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The violence in Central America fueled, in part, by guns also has contributed to the migration crisis at the U.S. border.
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Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
Matthieu Aikins is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine who, since 2008, has been covering conflicts in Afghanistan and the Middle East, the US military's operations overseas, forced migration and human rights conflict.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
Matthieu Aikins is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine who, since 2008, has been covering conflicts in Afghanistan and the Middle East, the US military's operations overseas, forced migration and human rights conflict.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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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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