mass
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She said the scale, height, and mass of the new ballroom would impair her aesthetic, cultural, and historical interests in viewing and appreciating the White House.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Morocco has denied orchestrating or being involved in the mass crossing.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Unification Church is best known for its mass wedding ceremonies, in which couples of different nationalities are matched, held at its headquarters in South Korea.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Three men sacrificed their lives to protect dozens of schoolchildren during an attempted mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Suddenly, Clem bounded into the room, a big mass of yellow fur poking his huge nose right up against my cage.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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"Large objects such as stars curve spacetime strongly -- for example, we can observe this when light rays are deflected by massive stars. But smaller masses also produce spacetime curvature, just to a lesser extent."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
She wrote thousands of songs, but it was television that made her most popular ones, and her, accessible to the masses.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
During papal assignments, he submits possible designs and fabric swatches to the Vatican office that organises masses and other papal celebrations, the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Or how to make boat restoration interesting to the masses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Or was she floating amongst the trains and masses of Lithuanians, searching for her husband?
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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The overall sound is highly dramatic, with massed voices, quaking beats, horses whinnying in the distance, and percussion that evokes the threat of a rattlesnake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Then, thousands of football fans had massed to watch the evening matches.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Playing on the title, it opens with a big gospel organ and a massed chorus, before a handbrake turn into lip-smacking rap.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
About 8,000 miles from the Middle East, where U.S. forces massed over the past month to prepare for war, Heather Griffith has been jotting a string of rising numbers into a notebook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
“Bedstraw,” she said, pointing to a tall plant massed with golden blossoms.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
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Tankers are already massing outside the Strait to fill up.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
"During other periods of adverse weather the vessels returned to port, rather than massing offshore in these kinds of formations."
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
Then comes the mosquito-like whine of the incoming Russian drones, massing in their hundreds just above the clouds.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
One day in December, Nat notices gulls, crows, starlings and wrens massing menacingly overhead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
She felt it gathering in strength, like massing thunderclouds, and then it turned its attention, abruptly, to her.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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