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mass

[mas] / mæs /




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The show argues that Lichtenstein—a figurehead of “appropriation art” before it was a term—embraced subjects and styles used my mass media in ways that make his work “strikingly prescient and remarkably relevant.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

"We feel like Canada, UK, Australia are all very aligned on online safety... Then if those three jurisdictions are doing it, it could become a critical mass thing."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

A 2024 review found that intermittent fasting may be associated with small reductions in waist circumference and fat mass in people who are overweight or obese.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Even though black holes can differ in mass by millions of times, researchers found that they seem to follow the same fundamental pattern when producing these enormous cosmic outflows.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Beneath that was a lumpy mass of cooled corium.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Instead, both objects might have relatively small masses, allowing them to orbit each other with much less dramatic motion.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Social media platforms like YouTube have helped make it easier for anyone with a camera to create original content and spread it to the masses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

It’s also unclear if supplies of the red-dyed fuel will be immediately available to the driving masses.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

If Meta’s Muse is the friendly assistant for the masses, Dots—as they are collectively known—currently appear more built for work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

These great masses moved steadily, noiselessly and always in the same direction.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Then, thousands of football fans had massed to watch the evening matches.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

The brief “Target Practice” opens the LP with a jaunty acoustic guitar figure and Mr. Picton’s somewhat reedy voice, and then adds a string section and massed voices that ratchet up the density and volume.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

But as U.S. warships massed near the Middle East and rumors swirled of huge trades for pricier oil, Hosseinzadeh saw one risk that loomed large.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026

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

“Bedstraw,” she said, pointing to a tall plant massed with golden blossoms.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

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

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

General Oleksandr Syrskyi admitted Russian infantry was massing in the area and said he had visited the frontline himself for talks with key commanders.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025

The small voices were massing together, getting closer.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan


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