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horde

[hawrd, hohrd] / hɔrd, hoʊrd /


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Another horde, the Reapers, runs around shirtless to show off their thick black tattoos.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Mick Jagger and Bianca Pérez-Mora Macías were forced to fight through a horde of journalists and tourists just to get to the chapel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

It was only a few days ago that the horde from the fjords was in Boston taking over the subway system before their team’s first match, a 4-1 victory over Iraq.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Despite relatively robust fundamentals and a horde of backers on Wall Street, the stock is down 27% in 2026.

From Barron's Mar. 3, 2026

The sheriff claims the breach in the defenses has been repaired, but with the horde that Gideon described on the way, I want to see for myself.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

“Zone One” is a smart take on the shuffling hordes and pandemic survivors who try to take Manhattan back.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 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

In the family zone, an area accessible to all and where Joshua got lost in Lego, there is a sensory room designed to offer some refuge from the hordes.

From BBC Jul. 6, 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

Garrett and I hop out and join the hordes of people flooding the entrance.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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

What if some luckless farmer should have his home burned from around him or his horded tobacco and corn destroyed?

From The Nightrider's Feud by Walter C. McConnell

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

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




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