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  2. Counterurbanization - Wikipedia

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    Ex-urbanites typically still enjoy the benefits of modern infrastructure. Another term concerning differing motives for traveling or moving away from the city is people who are forced out of the city due to factors such as: the inability to find work, the increased cost of living, or dissatisfaction and/or conflicts with the culture of urban ...

  3. Glossary of geography terms (N–Z) - Wikipedia

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    1. Moving away from the shore and toward the sea. [4] 2. Located at a point or in an area that is relatively close to but still seaward of the shore (as with an offshore island). Contrast onshore. [4] 3. Seaward of the foreshore and the backshore. [4] ogive

  4. Forced displacement - Wikipedia

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    Forced displacement (also forced migration or forced relocation) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region.The UNHCR defines 'forced displacement' as follows: displaced "as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence or human rights violations".

  5. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    to move something towards oneself an injury to a muscle, tendon, or ligament, e.g. "I've pulled my hamstring." to carry out a task (esp. milit.) ("to pull guard duty") authority, influence ("He's got pull in that office.") (pull rank) the act of a supervisor exercising authority over a subordinate. pull off (of a vehicle) to start moving

  6. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    to move from a lower to higher stage; to effect change in steps; to mark with units of measurement or other divisions. to finish studying at any educational institution by passing relevant examinations relating to a student taking a higher degree (UK equiv.: "postgraduate"), e.g. graduate school graft hard work

  7. Lists of pejorative terms for people - Wikipedia

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    move to sidebar hide. Lists of pejorative terms for people include: List of ethnic slurs. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity; List of common nouns derived ...

  8. Anatomical terms of motion - Wikipedia

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    Inversion and eversion are movements that tilt the sole of the foot away from (eversion) or towards (inversion) the midline of the body. [35] Eversion is the movement of the sole of the foot away from the median plane. [36] Inversion is the movement of the sole towards the median plane. For example, inversion describes the motion when an ankle ...

  9. Moving Out of Poverty - Wikipedia

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    Moving Out of Poverty is a project sponsored by the World Bank, as well as a series of four books describing the results of the project, that aim to understand how people rise up the ladder from poverty to prosperity, and how they may fall back into poverty. comparative research across more than 500 communities in 15 countries on how and why poor people move out of poverty.