throng
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But even in this throng there were other voices too.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
The police said around 600 so-called "Black Bloc" hardcore demonstrators had joined in the throng.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
In years past, she said in a post on X, women would throng textile stores, giving a discerning touch to the fabric they would purchase for newlyweds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
Uche Okeke memorializes the Aba Women’s War of 1929, one of the first major anticolonial uprisings in Nigeria, with a throng of seething figures, their strength and determination reflected in vigorous brushstrokes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
She could not spot him or Lucky Ruiz in the throng of waiting dancers.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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As I walked through downtown, I marveled at how the overwhelmingly Gen Z throngs expressed their mexicanidad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Ants have chemical defences, including the ability to sting in some species, and can recruit throngs of other ants rapidly as backup to overcome potential predators, Narendra explained.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
The Brooklyn street performer/stuntman Leh-Boy rode through throngs of revelers with a trash can balanced on his head.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia joined throngs of devotees waving Spanish and Vatican flags in Cibeles Square for a service filled with religious symbolism.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
Coughing, I made my way inside, pushing through the throngs of men and boys, all clustered excitedly around the latest in threshers and plows.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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She was thronged by French and British media as she viewed the 11th Century embroidery, along with the chair of the British Museum, the former Chancellor George Osborne.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Afterward, thousands of giddy fans thronged the malecón, Havana’s seaside promenade, laughing and drinking rum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
Now it is thronged with tourists, lured by the transformation of El Salvador from one of the region's deadliest countries to one of its safest.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
The other recreated a storefront thronged by smiling people moving to Bad Bunny’s beats.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2026
The first crowded public place he could find was a little bar, thronged and smoky.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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KFC in Japan is gearing up for the Christmas tradition of millions of families thronging the US fast-food chain for special festive buckets of deep-fried chicken and other treats.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
The streets are thronging with a snaking parade of mums, dads and children from the local school, clad in Norwegian national dress.
From BBC ● May 23, 2025
The area also symbolizes an inevitable truth about London: Without the thronging masses of tourists, and the attractions designed to amuse them, the city might disintegrate completely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
One of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar is the ancient ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” with worshipers thronging the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Saturday.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
He thought of the thousands and thousands of tree-souls thronging the darkness: waiting for him, and him alone, to deliver them from the bear.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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