congregate
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If you don’t offer food to wild birds, they will be less likely to congregate in your backyard or garden.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Reddit users congregate on various interest-led subreddits that are governed by their own rules and customs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
While Celtic fans traditionally congregate in the Trongate and Merchant City, Rangers fans assembled in huge numbers in George Square when the Ibrox side last won the title in 2021.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
"The real experience comes when we can influence a community to congregate in a strange, dark space," Spielberg said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
In those days, following breakfast, the B-block inmates bound for programs in various other parts of the prison were allowed to congregate on Q-north prior to being released from the block in smaller, escorted groups.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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Instead, this 21st Century fanbase congregates more politely on TikTok, Instagram and X, where the hashtag that brings fans, Liam memes, and Bonehead jokes together, is #oasistwt.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024
The winter meetings have traditionally been where the MLB universe congregates for business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
In many parts of the deepest ocean, life congregates around seeps—vents in the sea floor where gasses leak out from Earth’s innards and fuel microbial growth, attracting communities of deep-sea invertebrates.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 8, 2022
The event has always prided itself on being the one night a year that the entire theater community congregates and celebrates, with a big party following the awards.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2015
The day's last flock of gray birds congregates above the seedheads of spent wildflowers and launches across the yellow green into a slate-blue sky.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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On a sunny weekend in early May, hundreds congregated at Raw Farm for its annual Camping With the Cows event.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
On Saturday, 500,000 mostly young attendees congregated with Leo outside Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium for a prayer vigil that stretched into the night.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
Lemon pleaded not guilty to the charges at his February arraignment, as people congregated outside the courthouse to protest the case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
But, it was her parents Bernie and Noel's home where the family usually congregated and where she would regularly see brothers Niall, Declan and Brendan.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
Many friends had come to say good-bye the night before and in the very early morning—but now only the family was congregated on the porch.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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So to discourage them from congregating, simply provide less food.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Authorities in Mexico City say they will again erect screens along the Paseo de la Reforma, the capital’s iconic thoroughfare, but will space them out to keep crowds from congregating at a single point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
It also said the shop had been reported as a serious nuisance with cars pulling up and parking on double yellow lines, groups of people congregating outside the premises, plus issues with litter and noise.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
So when he heard on social media that Germans were congregating in Times Square, Altmeks readily pulled on a jersey of his hero Rudi Voller -- plus a wig mimicking the famed striker's blond curls.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
We were a merry co-ed crew, congregating when we could in one downtown bar or another and catching up over long, lavish meals on weekends.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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