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The other option was trading him for a horde of prospects, an approach that has been remarkably effective for them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

"A wild horde" had "deliberately" set fire to the 143-year-old building, said Maurice Barate, the prefect for the Haute-Vienne department.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

An armada of monster-pirates, the Kakamora — think coconut-flavored Gremlins — are a hectic horde with nice textures when the camera holds on them for longer than two seconds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Highlighting the swarming horde was the example filmed by marine biologist Kori Burkhardt—of a shark she dubbed Kamakai—which was 18 feet long and is, presumably, growing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

She was dimly aware of the army of monsters swirling around her, but after their initial roar of triumph, the horde had fallen silent.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Parts of Los Angeles are abuzz with hordes of figeater beetles, also known as green fruit beetles or Cotinis mutabilis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

In St. Lucia, a tiny Caribbean island of 180,000 people where dramatic volcanic peaks draw hordes of tourists, Cuban doctors have been part of the healthcare system for more than 40 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Whether or not hordes of international fans will take over I-95 on foot to get to the stadium is another question entirely.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026

Plus, there are fewer shopping malls to employ the vast hordes of teens during the summer months.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

She ducked through the hordes of partygoers and shucked off the conspicuous horsehair cloak, letting it trail behind her, then allowing it to drop and be trampled by the crowd.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Like these commodities, data siphoned by tech companies from COVID-19 screening may be the next asset to be horded and exploited.

From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2020

He got it from a fellow inmate, and he horded it under his bed. 

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2015

Outside the walls of Harrenhal, a wolf horded long and loud.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Their attics were museums where were horded every sort of object against the time when it might be needed.

From Carl and the Cotton Gin by Sara Ware Bassett

Their chief places of resort, and where, during the inclemency of winter, they horded or housed together, were, Kirk Yetholm, Rothbury, Horncliff, Spittal, and Tweedmouth.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various

Another market force at play is consumer behavior, in this case, hording.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2023

Cole has refused medical attention and ignored his personal hygiene, hording food and living in a darkened cell with little to no communication with staff or fellow prisoners, his attorneys told the panel.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022

That could lead to some destructive outcomes if competing countries start collecting and hording arable land, Lazard said.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 16, 2022

Can you imagine if every rich person was so focused on making the world a better place, instead of either hording their wealth or squandering it on fancy junk and stoking their egos.

From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2018

I would rather be an automaton in a factory than a paper pusher or a money hording entrepreneur.

From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills