massing

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Many of the fishing boats involved in the December and January massing events were likely part of China's maritime militia, some experts said.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Now troops are massing near the border region, raising concerns that Ethiopia’s long-term ambitions will feed into a long-running conflict with ethnic Tigrayan rebels, who dominate the Ethiopian side of the frontier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

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

Video posted to social media showed crowds massing at the Sheikh Radwan Cemetery for the journalists’ funeral.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

Buoyed by this example of success, thousands of new migrants massing in the city’s second ward in 1917 and 1918 took to the polls and elected two black aldermen to represent them.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield