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crowd

[kraud] / kraʊd /




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Indeed, the cheers had already begun when Hallam started to describe the foul to the crowd - but Gunners supporters were stopped in their tracks.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

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

“Just so you know, we’re on the good side with y’all,” Maines told the crowd.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

Police had parked patrol cars and mobile vans as well as set up two tents near the entrance to the road, in preparation for crowd control.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Different areas of the cortex let you recognize letters in a book or faces in a crowd, or know whether you are standing upright.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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

During the race, El-Sayed drew huge campaign crowds across the state, even in deeply conservative Republican areas.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Outside Flemington, crowds from the Australia-wide "Nup to the Cup" movement also gathered to protest against horse racing on the industry's most high profile day.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

As crowds welcomed her home she repeated her pledge that the struggle for freedom for Venezuela that she leads will be peaceful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Actress Laura Keene’s knowledge of the theater’s layout enabled her to bypass the audience and crowds that stood between her and Abraham Lincoln.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

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

Above a maze of tents in a crowded displacement camp in Gaza, homemade wind turbines made from scrap metal and salvaged debris spin in the sea breeze, bringing electricity to struggling Palestinians.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Andreas Almgren, a 31-year-old from Sweden who had never run a competitive marathon before Sunday, pulled away from a crowded field to win the New York City Marathon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Anna May steered us along the crowded sidewalk toward the four-story building.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

"Everyone was crowding around the corner in the art room. That's when I thought I might be onto something."

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

This in turn is driving up sovereign debt and borrowing costs, and crowding out investments in defense, infrastructure and education.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 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

On the first days of protest, there were about 100,000 people crowding this central street, which stretches from Skanderbeg Square down to the Polytechnic University of Tirana, a distance of almost a mile.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Olanna moved back; the tumultuous crowding of pain and thoughts and anger that shot through her made the words flow out of her mouth with quiet precision.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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