massed

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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

Among the U.S. servicemembers massed near the berm between Saudi Arabia and Iraq was Mark Hertling, a pensive Army major on his first combat deployment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Thousands massed in the Philippine capital on Sunday demanding accountability over a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure scandal that has seen scores of officials, lawmakers and construction firm owners accused of corruption.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

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

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025

He had no idea where he had got his picture of academic life—perhaps from the Dore illustrations of Dante’s Inferno with its massed and radiant angels.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck