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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday the United States had seen no indications that Lebanon's Hezbollah militants were amassing to potentially attack Israel, widening the conflict.

From Reuters • Oct. 15, 2023

For the first 13 years that they were amassing works, he and his wife tried to remain anonymous, naming the Leiden Collection after Rembrandt’s birthplace, rather than after themselves.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

While Russian troops were amassing on the border, Razom’s board decided that in the event of an invasion, it would focus on medical assistance.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2022

The world seemed to have lurched and changed, and people were amassing in protest marches, but I was at home caring for someone whose hobbies were nursing every two hours and screaming.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2022

The love of money was the best defence against degeneracy of every kind, and he gasped with simple-hearted pride when he thought of the millions of dollars which his healthy, primitive compatriots were amassing.

From American Sketches 1908 by Whibley, Charles