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Now troops are massing near the border region, raising concerns that Ethiopia’s long-term ambitions will feed into a long-running conflict with ethnic Tigrayan rebels, who dominate the Ethiopian side of the frontier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

"If the Russians are massing troops on the border that will make us nervous, if we are massing troops on the border that will make them nervous."

From Reuters • May 18, 2023

In Great Britain, crowds are massing at stadiums and some seem weary of masking and other mandates, despite a surge in infections.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2021

Demonstrators are massing at protests in dozens of locations around the country including Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Brighton, Swansea, Bristol and Liverpool.

From The Guardian • Aug. 31, 2019

"We know where the wildlings are massing," Mormont came back.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin