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swarm

[swawrm] / swɔrm /




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New York lawmakers mulled a bill Wednesday to regulate pedicabs, which swarm touristy areas like Times Square and Central Park and have drawn criticism for overcrowding, excessive noise and extortionate pricing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

To tackle it OpenAI unleashed a swarm of 10,000 artificial-intelligence agents, which took 88 hours to arrive at the result and an additional 17 hours to confirm it via the computerized verification program Lean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

She became a swarm chaser on July 21.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

For swarm chasers, chasing rogue AI swarms serves a purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

A profound sense of isolation grew in him as he pushed onward, unable to find any of his friends in the swarm of people.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Now swarms scour vintage stores hunting for Coach purses, Champion sweatshirts and Ralph Lauren pullovers popular in the 1990s, as well as vintage Levi’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Normally when hacks happen, the evidence lies hidden behind corporate firewalls, but the swarms tracked by Piecha and others left traces of their activities scattered all over the internet—sometimes intentionally, to help each other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"People are noticing those big swarms again. They can celebrate what I think is one of nature's great spectacles."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

As the days went on, the smell worsened, drawing swarms of flies and rats to the neighborhood, where they pestered and sickened locals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

As if to emphasize his thoughts the mosquitos—with die fire gone and protective smoke no longer saving him—came back in thick, nostril-clogging swarms.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen




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