mass
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The recall follows reports that the Tractor Wheels bars can quickly form into a dense, dry and sticky mass during consumption, according to the company’s announcement on the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
They contain only a small fraction of the stars found in larger galaxies, yet dark matter dominates their total mass.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
Amid the ruins of destroyed buildings and displaced people's tents, Gazans gathered to celebrate a mass wedding for Palestinian brides and grooms.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
The demonstrations come after mass protests by unions on Thursday accompanied by strikes, with teaching unions vowing more walk-outs next week.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
I look at our little mass of people.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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New computer simulations suggest that powerful magnetic fields hidden inside these stellar remnants could help them withstand crushing gravity and reach extraordinary masses.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Their exact masses remain unknown, as does the mechanism responsible for producing them.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Foid, like the rest of incel language, has become something of a reclaimed meme to the wider masses.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
As the anniversary approaches, the Catholic Church has called for nationwide masses to honour the victims, while the main opposition party, Chadema, has announced a seven-day mourning period.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
What has happened since Europeans first encountered the land masses known as North and South America?
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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Stefano Utoikamanu streaked through after Isaiya Katoa's superb inside pass cut out George Williams and Kai Pearce-Paul, to the delight of the massed Tongan fans in Perth.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The overall sound is highly dramatic, with massed voices, quaking beats, horses whinnying in the distance, and percussion that evokes the threat of a rattlesnake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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
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
Pender’s Division was on the move; he heard the great scream of the massed Rebel yells.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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Tankers are already massing outside the Strait to fill up.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Mr. Bernthal, an Emmy winner for “The Bear,” imbues Sonny with a pinballing energy as he gabbles orders at the hostages and begins flailing negotiations with the cops massing outside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 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
General Oleksandr Syrskyi admitted Russian infantry was massing in the area and said he had visited the frontline himself for talks with key commanders.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Buoyed by this example of success, thousands of new migrants massing in the city’s second ward in 1917 and 1918 took to the polls and elected two black aldermen to represent them.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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