Etymology
Origin of flocking
Example Sentences
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A 2025 Nature Communications study led by Montanari found comparable effects in models involving flocking behavior and drone swarms.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Young college-educated professionals began flocking to the nation’s capital in larger numbers in the mid-2000s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
“Housing and property taxes are still an issue, but people are still flocking to Florida,” Lupo said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Crowds have been flocking from all over the world to northern Spain for the event with half a million visitors expected, according to the finance ministry.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
It looked like I was lying inside a clearing in a forest of pale, hairy legs with white Burnt Mill Creek High School locker-room towels flocking their upper branches.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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