mass in
Britishverb
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Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle presided as papal envoy over a special mass in a church in Ca Mau for Father Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep, a priest killed while protecting parishioners in 1946.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
For Americans with sarcopenic obesity, which is characterized by extra weight and reduced muscle mass in people mostly older than 65, frailty is a major concern.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Ebola vaccines would not be used en mass in the same way as during the Covid pandemic.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The situation came to a critical mass in 2024 when Musk sued OpenAI for diverging from its nonprofit mission.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
Was that scorched mass in the corner her bed?
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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