huddled masses

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The lines, "Give me your tired, your poor/ Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," are inscribed on a plaque in the statue's museum.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2024

The Irish were among the "huddled masses" who glimpsed the Statue of Liberty on their way to Ellis Island in New York and the start of a new American life.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2023

So are the hundreds of thousands of poor, tired and huddled masses who come to these shores yearning to breathe free.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

In “Sweeney Todd,” Steven Hoggett set the huddled masses of Victorian London lurching and retching about the stage.

From New York Times • May 10, 2023

We sit through an overly sentimental video about "huddled masses" and listen to a bulky soprano belt out the words to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee."

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins