mobbed
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The student body collectively sighed “Alas, this too,” but then mobbed the dorms anyway, cheering and hugging fearlessly with unmasked smiles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
The 20-year-old was playing in the main draw at Melbourne Park for the first time and even practice sessions were mobbed by large numbers of her followers.
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026
To Cannon’s surprise, the reporters and lobbyists mobbed Reagan after the event was over to get his autograph.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2025
Inside the halls of the conference, AI celebrities who wouldn’t be recognized anywhere else in the world couldn’t walk around NeurIPS without being mobbed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
“So if we let you go,” Percy summed up, “we get mobbed by a bunch of black vapor dudes with gold swords. Fine. How do we break those chains?”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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