mob
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It underscores the dangers of mob mentality and the manosphere, while also emphasizing that despite all of the progress LGBTQ+ people have made, they are still in serious peril.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
A 100-year-old man, already known for his dance moves through social media, led a flash mob with hundreds of people joining in.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The flash mob in Cathedral Square featured Got2Sing choir members as well as residents as they raised money for Alzheimer's Research UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Mastro rose to deputy mayor and helped drive the mob out of the Fulton Fish Market in lower Manhattan and the city’s waste-carting industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
They strengthened throughout the night, literally dampening the spirits of the mob, putting an end to the Washington Riots of 1919.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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In Belfast itself, local communities have gathered en masse to support their immigrant neighbors, whether by hiding them from roving mobs or raising money to repair their homes and businesses.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
The name suggests altitude, and this whitewashed village of barely 2,000 in the Algarve region is only a half-hour’s drive inland from the beach town of Albufeira and its package-tour mobs but feels centuries away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Duer was dragged to the gaol on March 23, trailed by mobs of creditors, including members of the city’s most prominent families.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
Congress created the Insurrection Act as a fail-safe in response to armed mobs attacking their neighbors and organized militias seeking to overthrow elected officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
He let Johnny have his rig and also wrote him a pass which would prevent any molestation from the Whig mobs and told Cilia to get a similar pass from the British soldiers.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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As he was mobbed by team-mates, Upton Park was plunged into darkness.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
On the campaign trail, Siegmund -- a former entrepreneur with a sharp undercut hairstyle and a huge social media following -- has been mobbed by adoring fans, many wearing T-shirts bearing his likeness.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
The Cartier shop inside one major Seoul department store got so mobbed by shoppers that some items from its “D’Amour” jewelry collection can now be bought only online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
He said the High Street was "mobbed" when he was younger, but not anymore.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
I noticed right away how he held Momma’s hand for a split second before our guests mobbed him.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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But as any financial news reader knows, investors have been mobbing the exits of nontraded private credit funds in the past month.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
“Hundreds of people were mobbing me,” Zachary said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2024
When the last out was recorded, a club so hungry to add to its 2020 title came pouring out of the dugout, mobbing Buehler on the mound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024
The media's pursuit of Amy Winehouse is one of the main themes of the film, with paparazzi shown camping outside her home and mobbing her in the street.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024
My own teammates almost killed me in the end zone, mobbing me, burying me under a pile of bodies, like they never saw a touchdown before.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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