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mass

[mas] / mæs /




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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

"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

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

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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