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If you don’t offer food to wild birds, they will be less likely to congregate in your backyard or garden.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 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

While Celtic fans traditionally congregate in the Trongate and Merchant City, Rangers fans assembled in huge numbers in George Square when the Ibrox side last won the title in 2021.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

Solitary confinement around the clock, with idleness during the day: Elam Lynds, before he hit on the congregate system, tried it back in 1821.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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

They form when water vapor congregates around specks of meteor dust floating in the mesosphere and freezes, forming ice crystals.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2022

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

It’s not easy to get to Westwood or Palos Verdes for the larger Memorial Day ceremonies, she said, “so everyone congregates here.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2019

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

They slept between tables and chairs, where others congregated to watch news about the earthquake or wait in line for a warm meal.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Police were initially called after a group of people congregated on Edgware Road on Thursday evening and blocked traffic.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

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

Lemon pleaded not guilty to the charges at his February arraignment, as people congregated outside the courthouse to protest the case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

“Stand by for a fighter pilot,” his father said as he weaved through a crowd that had congregated near the main entrance.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

So to discourage them from congregating, simply provide less food.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

The day-long convention was over a month in the making, and it was difficult to get day laborers comfortable with congregating in person, Alvarado said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 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

Thousands of people all congregating in a shopping center parking lot.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman