The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Affidavits from five Cuban men described being forced onto buses on several occasions and driven to Santa Teresa, N.M., a remote, one-lane border crossing where tumbleweeds pile up against an 18-foot-tall border wall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
He weathered the Great Recession, from 2007 to 2009, when Nevada led the nation in foreclosures, bankruptcies soared and tumbleweeds blew through Las Vegas’ many overbuilt, financially underwater subdivisions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2025
It’s almost like the wind blew all these tumbleweeds into the Pit, which has become raucous again.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
But for researchers like Kainz and CU Boulder geologist Lon Abbott, the High Plains that extend over much of eastern Colorado -- the territory of tumbleweeds and prairie dogs -- may be even more interesting.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
He aimed for tumbleweeds lying in the roadbed and shouted with triumph each time he squashed one.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
