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Greg Lawrence from Whitstable, who was queuing at the Herne Bay bottle water station, told BBC Radio Kent it was "very frustrating" to have supply issues during the hot weather.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

On 28 February, Cameron told the BBC she was was queuing to get into her Dubai hotel when the first Iranian missiles struck the city.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

“It’s not that we’re hungry. We lost our jobs because of the occupation,” said Olga Meshcherikova, who was queuing with her husband Ihor, 48, now an unemployed builder.

From Reuters • Nov. 17, 2022

"McDonald's operates in few places now," said 32-year-old Irina, who was queuing at the branch in Moscow's Leningradsky Station, from where trains head north to St Petersburg.

From Reuters • May 17, 2022

If he’d left the ball, Ander Herrera was queuing up behind him to stroke home.

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2015