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posse

[pos-ee] / ˈpɒs i /
NOUN
vigilantes
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Their metallic frames covered in supple, lifelike skin, a posse of new Chinese robots meant for companionship can offer users AI-generated conversation or a hand to hold, complete with manicured nails.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

“Best and Last’s” intro splat-tacular, typically a highlight of each film, hinges on the posse standing still on a moving floor.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

You wouldn't see such gesticulation from a posse of policemen directing traffic at a busy crossroads.

From BBC May 9, 2026

But for now, no other posse of stocks has come to take their place.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 19, 2026

The one in which a posse of Touchable Policemen crossed the Meenachal River, sluggish and swollen with recent rain, and picked their way through the wet undergrowth, clumping into the Heart of Darkness.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Plans for ashes left over from cremations are also part of the proposal, with the commission alleging that funeral directors posses "hundreds of thousands of sets of ashes which have not been collected".

From BBC Oct. 3, 2024

Thon’s scouting report: Ponce, 17, is a 5-foot-10, right-handed hitting utility player who will mostly concentrate on catching and posses a high on-base offensive profile.

From Seattle Times Feb. 2, 2024

But they are not immune to mankind’s hunger to posses.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2021

The documents called for setting up sheriff’s posses, community kitchens, a “militia-based military” and communications carried out by ham radio operators.

From New York Times Dec. 23, 2019

Cora imagined the posses massing in the woods, girding themselves for a dash into the field.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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