massing

Example Sentences

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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

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

A Home Depot in Paramount became a flash point after border patrol agents began massing there early on June 7.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025

The Tribune argued that the only greater gathering was the massing of Xerxes’ army of over five million souls in the fifth century B.C.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson