gather
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Setting up in Cairo in May 1943, Young’s brief was to cultivate local spy networks; gather intelligence; insert agents and operatives in Greece to guide the commandos; sabotage enemy infrastructure; and prepare for D-Day.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
“We gather with our House colleagues … for our weekly House prayer breakfast.”
From Salon • May 29, 2026
Every Thursday we’d gather as a family for a roast beef dinner at my grandmother’s house.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
When friction was particularly high, another says, lots of the crew would gather to watch it unfold.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Come harvest time, the entire community would gather together and work in one another’s fields—the White families as well as Colored families cooperating to ensure that everyone survived.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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