mobbed
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The student body collectively sighed “Alas, this too,” but then mobbed the dorms anyway, cheering and hugging fearlessly with unmasked smiles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
The 20-year-old was playing in the main draw at Melbourne Park for the first time and even practice sessions were mobbed by large numbers of her followers.
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026
To Cannon’s surprise, the reporters and lobbyists mobbed Reagan after the event was over to get his autograph.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2025
"Everyone really mobbed him so a member of staff quickly rescued him and put him behind the desk for a cheeky photo by our celebrity leaderboard, and then he ran away and left."
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025
We hadn’t seen more than three or four hikers since leaving Waynesboro, and now suddenly we were mobbed.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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