congregate
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"They know where the species congregate and where the nursery grounds are."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
By 2021, they reached South Tufa, where tourists congregate to gaze at the rock formations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
One lesson of the pandemic was that hotels and motels mobilized to house the unsheltered were successful in bringing people indoors who were otherwise reluctant to stay in congregate shelters or withstand involuntary hospitalizations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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
Groups of men congregate in conference, smoking and whispering on the lawns.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Teams that sign free agents or make blockbuster trades during the few days everyone of importance in the MLB universe congregates under one luxury hotel roof get out-sized applause for their moves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024
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
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 Tijaniyya group congregates on Fridays in a brownstone in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2016
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
A bar was set up in the back for spectators to grab drinks—performers congregated there after their sets to chat with bookers and agents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
When it came time to choose a high school, instead of sending him to Sierra Canyon, where other local top prospects congregated, Alijah enrolled at Chatsworth High, the local public high school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
Behind her in the kitchen, the day’s large female contingent had congregated, laughing and whispering.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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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
AIS data showed the "vast majority" of vessels congregating in the East China Sea appeared to be from the eastern province of Zhejiang, where several maritime militia ports are located, said Poling.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
“There’s something about having that moment when you’re congregating with people that you don’t always get to see.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Hagrid added sharply, heading now toward the foot of the Astronomy Tower, where a small crowd was congregating.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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