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the multitude

NOUN

hoi polloi

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WEAK

Middle America common people commonality commoners great unwashed huddled masses infrastructure masses multitude plebians proletariat rabble rank and file riffraff the common people the herd the many the masses the proletariat the working class vulgus

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Too often, policies to reduce economic disparities leave the multitude worse off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Scientists who track the multitude of flu viruses around the world noticed seven fresh mutations appear in a strain of influenza – a type called H3N2 – in June.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

“I became more and more aware of the multitude of driving issues which had never troubled me in my younger years,” Smith said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2024

So the multitude of interpretations of the law and how it is applied to us is where we wanted to leave people.

From Salon • May 18, 2024

Then you can go back to look at one thing untroubled by the shouts of the multitude.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

the multitude

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