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[mas] / mæs /




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What was once an affordable outing for ordinary Austrians has become an upmarket experience "reimagined" for the age of mass tourism, said the anthropologist.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Heavier elements, including carbon, iron, and silver, account for only 1.5 percent of its mass.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

Tossing her blond locks like a hair-metal vixen, she’s a needy, greedy, selfie-taking try-hard who — horrors — frets over her own mass appeal.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Complaints about anti-social behaviour following mass gatherings are nothing new.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

It was “eerie … The entire mass began to ripple and churn up, without moving laterally.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

And building more courts doesn’t necessarily mean the masses will come.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

After 20 minutes, they found a spot — and joined the masses.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Whether it be sport, music, or religion, the Azteca is built for moments when masses of people come together to feel alive.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

Their masses typically range from several times the mass of the Sun to billions of solar masses.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

What has happened since Europeans first encountered the land masses known as North and South America?

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Tens of thousands of allied troops were massed on Iraq and Kuwait's borders for the ground war, which was still nine days away.

From BBC Mar. 11, 2026

Thousands massed in the Philippine capital on Sunday demanding accountability over a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure scandal that has seen scores of officials, lawmakers and construction firm owners accused of corruption.

From Barron's Nov. 30, 2025

“Autumn,” while sparser, has its subjects massed at the edges, offering a connection between the verdant periods that come before and the chilly days that lay ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

He has also massed 25,000 soldiers near Colombia, a likely vector for infiltration.

From Salon Nov. 3, 2025

An imposing congregation had massed itself around her first certainties, and now it was waiting and she could not disappoint it at the altar.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Tankers are already massing outside the Strait to fill up.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

Thousands of Chinese fishing boats have been massing in geometric formations in the East China Sea, in coordinated actions that experts believe are part of Beijing's preparations for a potential regional crisis or conflict.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

He adapted their simple massing and abstract play of volumes, graced them with a few flourishes of Colonial detail, and served them up to young clients on Long Island and in coastal Massachusetts.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

A fire had ignited high in the hills of Pacific Palisades, and smoke was massing over the bone-dry ridgeline.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2025

Both Riverrun and easterly Rock had called their banners, and armies were massing in the pass below the Golden Tooth.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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