Example Sentences
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Tens of thousands of allied troops were massed on Iraq and Kuwait's borders for the ground war, which was still nine days away.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
About 8,000 miles from the Middle East, where U.S. forces massed over the past month to prepare for war, Heather Griffith has been jotting a string of rising numbers into a notebook.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Thousands massed in the Philippine capital on Sunday demanding accountability over a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure scandal that has seen scores of officials, lawmakers and construction firm owners accused of corruption.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
He has also massed 25,000 soldiers near Colombia, a likely vector for infiltration.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025
Vultures had found it, and a few silverback jackals nipped at the birds and wriggled through the massed feathers.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
