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mass

[mas] / mæs /




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But, as well as being the suspected source of a string of mass food poisonings, the programme has been dogged by allegations of corruption and criticism of its cost.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Do you need your own transportation or can you use mass transit?

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Faraday Future says its expensive battery-powered luxury vehicles were never meant for the mass market, and it is developing a more affordable electric van that could be delivered as early as next year.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

As a result, scientists have struggled to directly and reliably determine how the universe's total HI mass has changed across the low- to intermediate-redshift universe.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

They were horrendous —a thick mass of them on her head, a swarm trailing back like a comet’s tail as she flew through the air.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

The exact limit depends strongly on the masses of the dark matter halos where those seeds originally formed.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

She wrote thousands of songs, but it was television that made her most popular ones, and her, accessible to the masses.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

During papal assignments, he submits possible designs and fabric swatches to the Vatican office that organises masses and other papal celebrations, the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Or how to make boat restoration interesting to the masses.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

The sigil grows bolder and brighter, and the webbed masses from the ceiling begin unwinding toward the floor.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Playing on the title, it opens with a big gospel organ and a massed chorus, before a handbrake turn into lip-smacking rap.

From BBC May 8, 2026

But as U.S. warships massed near the Middle East and rumors swirled of huge trades for pricier oil, Hosseinzadeh saw one risk that loomed large.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 14, 2026

Last week, around 1,200 boats massed in two parallel lines further east of the January and December events and held their positions for about 30 hours, Wang said.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

Like the British troops who readily acknowledged the “pluck” of the Dervishes, Mr. Hart is impressed by their willingness to face the massed firepower of rifles, machine guns and artillery.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 1, 2025

We don’t know the target yet, but we know the Luftwaffe’s got a few thousand aircraft, fighters and bombers, massed in fields along the coast of France.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Tankers are already massing outside the Strait to fill up.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

Many of the fishing boats involved in the December and January massing events were likely part of China's maritime militia, some experts said.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

Following restoration work which took place last year, Gualtieri introduced a queuing system to prevent large crowds massing around the landmark.

From BBC Dec. 19, 2025

One day in December, Nat notices gulls, crows, starlings and wrens massing menacingly overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

“His men have seen fires in the mountains on the far side of the Gorge. Wildlings massing, Ser Denys believes. He thinks they are going to try to force the Bridge of Skulls again.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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