mobs
Britishplural noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012adverb
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Many must gather secretly, careful not to arrive all at once or sing too loudly, lest mobs or police hear about it.
Viewers are encouraged to believe they're one stray "politically incorrect" word away from being "canceled" by "woke mobs."
From Salon
First, when he was confronted by angry mobs in Latin America, he went body-forward and confronted them even when they started throwing stones.
From Salon
Glover has his own experience with Internet mobs acting in his name or against him related to the audience for his FX show or his musical endeavors, recorded under the moniker Childish Gambino.
From Salon
But few anticipated the systematic ferocity with which mobs from nearby Israeli settlements responded on Sunday night.
From New York Times
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