massed

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Tens of thousands of demonstrators massed in central Belgrade Saturday to renew calls for early elections that grew out of the anti-corruption movement sparked by a deadly rail station disaster.

From Barron's • May 23, 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

Like the British troops who readily acknowledged the “pluck” of the Dervishes, Mr. Hart is impressed by their willingness to face the massed firepower of rifles, machine guns and artillery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

He has also massed 25,000 soldiers near Colombia, a likely vector for infiltration.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025

Vultures had found it, and a few silverback jackals nipped at the birds and wriggled through the massed feathers.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer