Example Sentences

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Dr. Izdebski acknowledged that people were immigrating around Europe at the time of the bubonic plague.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022

They initially started to cover costs of people who were immigrating, but when COVID-19 happened, they saw an immediate need to help people with their housing.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2020

It was also around this time that humans were immigrating out of Africa.

From Scientific American • Feb. 5, 2013

We come from Barbour, Alabama with a trainful of people that were immigrating.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 by Work Projects Administration