huddled masses

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The lines, "Give me your tired, your poor/ Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," are inscribed on a plaque in the statue's museum.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2024

The Irish were among the "huddled masses" who glimpsed the Statue of Liberty on their way to Ellis Island in New York and the start of a new American life.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2023

So are the hundreds of thousands of poor, tired and huddled masses who come to these shores yearning to breathe free.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

In “Sweeney Todd,” Steven Hoggett set the huddled masses of Victorian London lurching and retching about the stage.

From New York Times • May 10, 2023

There, with the huddled masses, she and her son are herded through cattle pens to be examined by doctors for sickness or disease.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool