crowd
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It also threatens to crowd an already stagnant U.S. auto market—leaving automakers vulnerable to expensive, half-empty factories if demand softens further.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
Before dinner is served, a masked man approaches people in the crowd — half in costumes, half in formalwear — in Clifton’s second-story ballroom, once a swing dancing haven.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
In his video interview, Zitouni said he saw a crowd of people come through the train shouting "there's a guy with a knife", to which he said "a guy with a knife, are you sure?"
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
“Just so you know, we’re on the good side with y’all,” Maines told the crowd.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
Women were sobbing and many fainted, although in the tight-wedged crowd they remained upright.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Regarded as one of the pioneers of British grime music, he has gone on to draw enormous crowds at festivals like Glastonbury and Reading and Leeds - not to mention his millions of monthly listeners.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
He drew large crowds, including many young men who said they were inspired by Musk and wanted to hear about his plans for Mars and how he could take his business know-how to Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
She finally managed to put together the wake at a vast centre in Yopougon known for hosting funeral events, where crowds of mourners converge every Saturday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Caroline Casey, the store manager at O'Neill's Sportswear, said their shop was transformed into a spooky graveyard, complete with three skeletons - including a mischievous one that interacted with the crowds.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
But that doesn’t stop my brain from repeating it as I fight my way through the crowds and the chaos and the celebration.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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And last year’s best picture winner, “One Battle After Another,” was “another feather in Pam’s very crowded hat.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Phone First was initially introduced during the pandemic in late 2020 to reduce the risk of Covid-19 spreading among patients in crowded hospital waiting rooms.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
But as you scan the crowded parking lot, a frustrating question comes to mind.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
When Murstein sat courtside, he recalled being crowded among a revolving-door of superstars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Many of them sleep crowded on the floor.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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I showed up not long after doors opened and was greeted by two lengthy lines of well-dressed people crowding the block, tittering with expectation, interacting with myriad Ramp employees identifiable by those yellow lanyards.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
The hawks naturally hunt in challenging environments, which makes them adept at flushing out pigeons crowding into a factory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Actor D’Arcy Carden stopped by early, beating the cadre of guests crowding the main plaza beneath the now-famous oculus of the 300,000-square-foot Ma Yansong-designed building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
“There is very little crowding risk embedded in the current sector leadership, and little dry powder being unwound against it,” they say.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
They found only “would-be rescuers and thrill-seekers” crowding the local roads.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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