massing

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Tankers are already massing outside the Strait to fill up.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

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

People poured out of their homes and into the streets, massing together to get the low-down.

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