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posse

[pos-ee] / ˈpɒs i /
NOUN
vigilantes
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A posse of extras clad in white jumpsuits and little black aprons would occasionally flood the set, tidying up and moving the furniture into new configurations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Their metallic frames covered in supple, lifelike skin, a posse of new Chinese robots meant for companionship can offer users AI-generated conversation or a hand to hold, complete with manicured nails.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

On the way out, a member of McGregor’s posse briefly collapsed in front of me before being rallied by his friends.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

Rather than turning the song into an obvious posse cut, Díaz treats those voices like hidden ingredients.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

There wasn’t a whole lot of talking done when the posse took me home.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

Plans for ashes left over from cremations are also part of the proposal, with the commission alleging that funeral directors posses "hundreds of thousands of sets of ashes which have not been collected".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024

Thon’s scouting report: Ponce, 17, is a 5-foot-10, right-handed hitting utility player who will mostly concentrate on catching and posses a high on-base offensive profile.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

In this week’s “The Last of Us,” Joel and Ellie spend a fair amount of the episode riding horses, shooting guns and facing down posses, just like those western heroes.

From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2023

What would posses anyone to want to make a cake in the image of Amy Winehouse’s corpse as a joke?

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2022

Cora imagined the posses massing in the woods, girding themselves for a dash into the field.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


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