horde
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An armada of monster-pirates, the Kakamora — think coconut-flavored Gremlins — are a hectic horde with nice textures when the camera holds on them for longer than two seconds.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 9, 2026
Highlighting the swarming horde was the example filmed by marine biologist Kori Burkhardt—of a shark she dubbed Kamakai—which was 18 feet long and is, presumably, growing.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 2, 2026
Mick Jagger and Bianca Pérez-Mora Macías were forced to fight through a horde of journalists and tourists just to get to the chapel.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 28, 2026
A horde of dancers scatter beneath the vaulted belly of Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s recently opened David Geffen Galleries.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 4, 2026
He gazed around him at the horde of monsters.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Parts of Los Angeles are abuzz with hordes of figeater beetles, also known as green fruit beetles or Cotinis mutabilis.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 18, 2026
Whether or not hordes of international fans will take over I-95 on foot to get to the stadium is another question entirely.
From Salon β Jun. 3, 2026
Plus, there are fewer shopping malls to employ the vast hordes of teens during the summer months.
From Barron's β May 25, 2026
The sun is blinding hot, but that has not deterred the tourist hordes from splashing about in the ocean.
From BBC β May 16, 2026
Life grew even harder when the fleeing hordes arrived.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Like these commodities, data siphoned by tech companies from COVID-19 screening may be the next asset to be horded and exploited.
From Slate β Mar. 17, 2020
He got it from a fellow inmate, and he horded it under his bed.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 26, 2015
Outside the walls of Harrenhal, a wolf horded long and loud.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
What if some luckless farmer should have his home burned from around him or his horded tobacco and corn destroyed?
From The Nightrider's Feud by Walter C. McConnell
Their attics were museums where were horded every sort of object against the time when it might be needed.
From Carl and the Cotton Gin by Sara Ware Bassett
Another market force at play is consumer behavior, in this case, hording.
From Seattle Times β Jul. 13, 2023
Cole has refused medical attention and ignored his personal hygiene, hording food and living in a darkened cell with little to no communication with staff or fellow prisoners, his attorneys told the panel.
From Seattle Times β Sep. 27, 2022
That could lead to some destructive outcomes if competing countries start collecting and hording arable land, Lazard said.
From Scientific American β Mar. 16, 2022
Can you imagine if every rich person was so focused on making the world a better place, instead of either hording their wealth or squandering it on fancy junk and stoking their egos.
From New York Times β Feb. 19, 2018
Your aristocracy is a base imitation of our snobby, revelling in the heartless hording of gold, and vaunting of bad English.'
From The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth by Timothy Templeton
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