throngs

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Unions claim hotels can afford to pay higher wages because they’ll be putting up throngs of tourists and athletes for the Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

And there was certainly nothing abnormal about the airport being crowded with throngs of people still in their pajamas ahead of a 7 a.m. flight.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

It is their first trip to Australia since 2018, when they spent two weeks touring the country as well as New Zealand and Pacific islands in a visit that drew adoring throngs of crowds.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Down in the flats of Tucson away from the foothills and the throngs of media, people were talking about Nancy Guthrie's disappearance, but we didn't find many people too worried about security.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Elephant Island had been named years earlier for the throngs of elephant seals that crowded its rocky shores.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong