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had massed

  • past perfect of mass.

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Then, thousands of football fans had massed to watch the evening matches.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

Hoover had dispatched the military to break up a camp of World War I veterans who had massed to demand immediate payment of a bonus they had been promised for serving.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2024

Experts used smoke to subdue the insects which had massed on a bin and railings at the 63rd+1st in Glasgow on Sunday morning.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2023

Protesters had massed outside the building where Younger waited to speak, waving pride flags and chanting “Protect trans kids!”

From Washington Post Apr. 2, 2022

An imposing congregation had massed itself around her first certainties, and now it was waiting and she could not disappoint it at the altar.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan