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swarm

[swawrm] / swɔrm /




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City council meetings in which citizens swarm to protest paying for the cameras are the new must-see TV.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

A nuclear plant in northern France shut down three reactors after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the units, energy group EDF said on Tuesday.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

She endured heatwaves, storms, wildfires and a swarm of horseflies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

"As soon as I get any food out the flies swarm."

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

They whipped up into the sky and flew toward the lord and his servants like a swarm of mosquitoes.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

It warned cyber-security professionals around the world they needed to adapt to the new normal of swarms of AI agents working at speed in strange and clumsy ways that might lead to more breaches.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Now, as Kyiv appeals to allies for Patriot interceptors to shoot down missiles, it is leaning on cheap drones to defend cities from drone swarms.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Many have set up traps outside their homes, hanging sticky tape from trees and fences to trap the flies and reduce the size of the swarms.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

If Dyson swarms do exist somewhere in the Milky Way, future infrared observations may finally reveal where they have been hiding.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

He’s sketching something on a pad while the excited crowd swarms around him.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein




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