teemed

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The 18th century teemed with picaresque tales of comic misadventure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

As the state capital, Sacramento teemed with lobbyists, politicians, and a steady flow of money greasing deals over everything from water to redevelopment.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

Those figures represent a drop from the much larger numbers of salmon, in some years more than 1 million fish, that teemed along California’s Pacific coast in the early 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

Unlike dozens of feral cats found dead on farms with outbreaks, these domestic cats didn’t roam around herds, lapping up milk that teemed with virus.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024

Below the window, High Street teemed with horsemen, carriages, and carts.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson