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
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
“Autumn,” while sparser, has its subjects massed at the edges, offering a connection between the verdant periods that come before and the chilly days that lay ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
He has also massed 25,000 soldiers near Colombia, a likely vector for infiltration.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025
Whites and blacks massed at the beach after Eugene Williams was hit by a rock and drowned.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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