swarming

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The whole area had been evacuated and was swarming with emergency services while helicopters were flying overhead, Newman says.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

However, the same chemicals did not interfere with swarming, another type of bacterial movement powered by flagella that enables microbes to rapidly spread across wet surfaces.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Saudi police were swarming over the diplomatic quarter and checking IDs of everyone who entered.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Beijing’s military is focused on swarming drones, which it hopes can usher in a new era of unmanned warfighting—while also capitalizing on China’s advantage in hardware.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The train goes to Den Haag first, a city that seems like it's swarming with even more German soldiers than Amsterdam.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse