mass
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It also can’t count on vehicles hitting critical mass anymore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
The Vatican press office said that Leo celebrated mass on Saturday, as he has in recent days, in a room on the 10th floor of the hospital where he has been recovering.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
The front page also features a photograph of Pope Leo leading mass, just days after surgery to remove part of his lung.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
A 2024 review found that intermittent fasting may be associated with small reductions in waist circumference and fat mass in people who are overweight or obese.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
His round head was a mass of golden curls.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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The two air masses are divided by a weather front which will bring outbreaks of rain.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The central star has approximately 85 times the mass of Jupiter, while the brown dwarf weighs about 25 Jupiter masses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
These critical nuances haven’t reached the protesting masses yet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Social media platforms like YouTube have helped make it easier for anyone with a camera to create original content and spread it to the masses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Cold air masses sliding down the sides of the glaciers speed up until they become winds of close to 200 miles per hour.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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Germany was focused on striking a knockout blow against France in the west, while Austria-Hungary massed its troops against Serbia to the south.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
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
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
Tens of thousands of allied troops were massed on Iraq and Kuwait's borders for the ground war, which was still nine days away.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
The great auditorium for Ford’s Day celebrations and other massed Community Sings was at the bottom of the building.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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Tankers are already massing outside the Strait to fill up.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
"During other periods of adverse weather the vessels returned to port, rather than massing offshore in these kinds of formations."
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
He adapted their simple massing and abstract play of volumes, graced them with a few flourishes of Colonial detail, and served them up to young clients on Long Island and in coastal Massachusetts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Then comes the mosquito-like whine of the incoming Russian drones, massing in their hundreds just above the clouds.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 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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