throng
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Uche Okeke memorializes the Aba Women’s War of 1929, one of the first major anticolonial uprisings in Nigeria, with a throng of seething figures, their strength and determination reflected in vigorous brushstrokes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
As midnight nears with the party in full swing, the waitress joins the throng on the dancefloor, swept up by the tunes -- until a power cut brings the music to a halt.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
A throng of women assembled outside to show their support, and she acknowledged them with a slight nod and a hand on her heart.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
In a video taken by ICE investigator Ben Luhmann, Bovino can be seen among a throng of agents exiting their SUVs after being confronted by protesters at an intersection.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026
I found myself in the middle of the throng: Nathan had got separated and looking round I saw him on the outward fringe among the very old and crippled.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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