swarm
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City council meetings in which citizens swarm to protest paying for the cameras are the new must-see TV.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
A nuclear plant in northern France shut down three reactors after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the units, energy group EDF said on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
She endured heatwaves, storms, wildfires and a swarm of horseflies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
"As soon as I get any food out the flies swarm."
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
He sounded like a whole swarm of mad pixies.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
It warned cyber-security professionals around the world they needed to adapt to the new normal of swarms of AI agents working at speed in strange and clumsy ways that might lead to more breaches.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Many have set up traps outside their homes, hanging sticky tape from trees and fences to trap the flies and reduce the size of the swarms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Large groups of these intrusions, called dike swarms, can preserve a record of intense volcanic activity long after the magma has solidified.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Israel and Iran, serving as a primary missile to defend against drone swarms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
There sat Beatty, perspiring gently, the floor littered with swarms of black moths that had died in a single storm Mildred stopped screaming as quickly as she started.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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