packed

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The church was packed on Sunday, with some worshippers left standing outside.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Day packed all of the angst of that period into “American Girl,” the second single off of “Halo.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Maria Karystianou, who lost her 19-year-old daughter Marthi, said relatives had been "packed like sardines" and the spectacle was "an absolute disgrace".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“Sucker for Love” has the effervescence of an ’80s synth-pop tune in the vein of Madonna’s first album, with more open space in the sequenced rhythms and a bouncy melody packed with hooks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

We packed our tools and any foodstuffs we’d harvested into the large straw farming baskets, along with ripe fruit from the farm to snack on, if there was any.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo